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outnumber

[aut-nuhm-ber] / ˌaʊtˈnʌm bər /


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I would venture to guess that they far outnumber those who have managed to accumulate $100,000 in retirement savings.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 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

In Musk’s version of the future, new cars will be mostly driven by computers and humanoid robots will outnumber people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 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

If I remember right, he greatly outnumbers either of us in years.

From The Bravo by James Fenimore Cooper

What else could she do, when her supporters are outnumbered by people who can’t make up their minds?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 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

At one protest, the cyclists were poking fun at Moctezuma’s group for being outnumbered, so she began counting how many passing drivers honked their horn in support, versus how many passing cyclists rang their bell.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 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

Hannibal the elephant plowed down monsters right and left, but the defenders were badly outnumbered.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

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

But those who list no religious affiliation account for slightly over half the French population, far outnumbering Catholics at 29%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 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

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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