outnumber
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The sharpest increases have been in Chile and Colombia, where the religiously unaffiliated now outnumber Protestants, as they do in Argentina and Mexico.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
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
This indicator will remain negative until new highs outnumber new lows for two consecutive days on the NYSE.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
All the palace mice, of course, and we greatly outnumber the humans.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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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
But Mizraim outnumbers the children of Lud, and the shepherd kings, crafty and weak, Have laid tasks on their shoulders too heavy to bear, till the voice of their burden must speak.
From Montezuma An Epic on the Origin and Fate of the Aztec Nation by Hiram Hoyt Richmond
But genuinely funny moments are rare, badly outnumbered by done-to-death musings regarding the mysteries of being alive and torturous melodramatic moments in which Klara dully absorbs the severity of Josie’s illness and Chrissy’s sorrow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Virgil van Dijk: Often pushed out of position to help Liverpool deal with getting outnumbered in midfield.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Local women, fearful at the prospect of suddenly being far outnumbered by men they don’t know, are taking self-defense classes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
There was one day this week when new highs only outnumbered new lows by one issues, but things have improved since then.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
The tribe was outnumbered: the battle lost, the war over.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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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
If they are not picked up, United often find themselves outnumbering the opposition around the ball, which makes it easier for them to escape pressure.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 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
Domestic chain Meiyijia has quietly blanketed neighborhoods across China, vastly outnumbering foreign rivals.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
The fact to keep in mind is that in the 1950s “blacks” made up about 80 percent of the Jamaican population, outnumbering coloreds five to one.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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