outstrip
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It means the rain we are expecting this week is likely to far outstrip what has fallen recently in some areas.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
When a company goes public in a highly anticipated listing, investor demand can outstrip the initial supply of shares.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Wedbush analyst Matt Bryson told MarketWatch that investors may increasingly be worried about shifting fundamentals in the memory market and the prospect of supply coming to outstrip demand.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
As debt levels rise, some fear that the supply of bonds will outstrip demand, forcing governments to pay higher interest rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Dustfinger hurried on ahead as if trying to outstrip his own shadow.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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Her compensation as stated in the latest available tax filings outstrips the pay for leaders of much larger nonprofits in the homelessness arena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
"In my experience, Jannik the person outstrips Jannik the athlete. It is his simple manner, his sincerity, his openness and his direct connection with people."
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
You travel, golf, volunteer — yet thanks to the power of compound interest, your portfolio growth rate outstrips your spending, so you end up with more at age 90 than you started with at 65.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
So long as Nvidia continues to use all three suppliers and memory demand outstrips overall supply, Micron should resume its rally.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
I have imagined him afraid many times, but the reality outstrips those imaginings.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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U.S. imports of goods outstripped exports by a seasonally adjusted $118.8 billion in July, compared with a deficit of $101.4 billion in June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
It means the price of electricity will fall, but that's been more than outstripped by an 8% rise in the price of gas.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Demand from retail investors significantly outstripped supply, with over 8,000 times more orders than shares available, it said ahead of its float.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
As the pre-war avant-garde’s celebration of image-breaking, violent spectacle and weird hybridizing became muddy reality in the field, the amateurs outstripped the professionals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
I dug my heels into my horse's ribs and urged her into a gait that, for a short time, outstripped even Falconer.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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“We’re at a moment in time where the demands for the provision of financing are outstripping what we think is the appropriate quantum,” Solomon says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Anything faster would signal inflation is more persistent, and demand outstripping supply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Compute-hungry data centres, which power AI, need more and more chips to keep up with demand from AI companies - which means the demand for them is far outstripping supply.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
The offering is yet another reflection that the artificial-intelligence ambitions of Big Tech companies are outstripping their substantial operating cash flows, forcing them to tap debt and equity markets.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
Meanwhile, Woods told me, the city began outstripping its water supply, a “somewhat wimpy” tributary called Canteen Creek.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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