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That brief period of dominance could have altered how the early universe evolved, influencing the conditions that ultimately allowed matter to outnumber antimatter.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
In some regions, cash buyers outnumber those who buy with a mortgage.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
These movements to drop deep therefore help Arsenal outnumber opponents, play around them and get up the pitch.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The people he deems “weirdos” far outnumber those in his narrow category, presumably of non-weirdos, many times over.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
The potential people who could have been here in my place but who will in fact never see the light of day outnumber the sand grains of Arabia.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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The Titanic Syndrome indicator triggers when the Nasdaq Composite is at, or near, record territory, while the number of constituent stocks within it that are hitting fresh 52-week lows outnumbers those making new 52-week highs.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
With roughly 70 of them, the U.S.’s nuclear-submarine fleet outnumbers China by more than five to one, according to U.S. military and third-party estimates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Meta says the number of photos sent in direct messages now outnumbers those shared for all to see.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2024
The decision comes just days after housing activists announced over the weekend that the number of tourist beds in Venice now outnumbers the number of residents, citing official city data.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
Why should a foe, who far outnumbers us, Retreat o'er this great river, save to lure Our poor force after him?
From Tecumseh : a Drama by Charles Mair
Especially in housing markets such as Houston, Miami, Fla., and Nashville, Tenn., sellers vastly outnumbered buyers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
The characters’ few real conversations are vastly outnumbered by quiet, powerful shots of them going about their lives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
That is a far cry from the pre-financial-crisis landscape: In 2007, assets in active equity funds outnumbered those in passive strategies by more than three to one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Recalling what it was like to meet the group for the first time, Gordon said he was "completely outnumbered" by the nans from Cardiff.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Blacks outnumbered whites by a ratio of more than ten to one.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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One market dynamic that worries him right now is what he views as the outnumbering of traditional value hunters by technicals- or momentum-based investors.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Men account for 53 percent of players and women 46 percent, with women actually outnumbering men among Baby Boomers, the ESA said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
This comes despite deaths outnumbering births in the country since 2015.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Domestic chain Meiyijia has quietly blanketed neighborhoods across China, vastly outnumbering foreign rivals.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
The thing had been plastered on every blank space on every wall, even outnumbering the portraits of Big Brother.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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