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outnumber

[out-nuhm-ber] / ˌaʊtˈnʌm bər /


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Utah Valley is located in a conservative area – where registered Republicans outnumber Democrats more than seven to one.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

A new report from the nonprofit news organization the Trace shows ICE shootings are on pace to outnumber last year’s.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

Immigrant advocates hope to have a more vocal champion in Becerra, the favorite to become governor in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly 2 to 1.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

If agents begin to outnumber people on corporate networks, as many analysts are predicting, that would be a direct shot at the per-user fee structure at many software companies, replacing it with a consumption-based charge.

From Barron's May 27, 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

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

The New York Yankees inked Max Fried, but the Dodgers’ rotation still outnumbers them in big-name, frontline arms.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 11, 2024

Meta says the number of photos sent in direct messages now outnumbers those shared for all to see.

From BBC Oct. 12, 2024

This metre greatly outnumbers all others in The Nights; but its lilting measure by no means suits every theme, and in English it is apt to wax monotonous.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 by Sir Richard Francis Burton

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

For instance, 2026 is the first year that workers’ negative discussions about AI outnumbered the positive ones on the job-search site Glassdoor.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

"There may already be a few early arriving fans present, representing the initial amount of lithium in the stellar atmosphere, but they are quickly outnumbered."

From Science Daily Jul. 16, 2026

The restrictions have transformed the face of Herat, once known as Afghanistan's cultural capital where female university students outnumbered men before the Taliban government returned.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

Blacks outnumbered whites by a ratio of more than ten to one.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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

They are outnumbering Ukraine’s unmanned aerial vehicles in key sections of the front, while using improved tactics that are testing Ukraine’s ability to keep its front-line defenders supplied.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 30, 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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