outsmart
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Also read: Stock pickers know they can’t outsmart the market.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
More broadly, firms have ploughed ahead with AI development - including of "superintelligence" they believe could outsmart humans - while warning of its detrimental impact to some areas of society.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
Grace and Faith must work together, using their namesake virtues to outsmart the scoundrels and stay alive, and to say it’s far less effective than it was seven years ago is an understatement.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
"Much depends on the military command but Mykhailo has a vision of how to outsmart the system."
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
“And I could outsmart you with one brain tied behind mine!”
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
“Maybe that’s post-AGI, once we’ve achieved the mission,” he said, referring to the moment when AI outsmarts humans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Like “Red Eye,” “Drop” is a brisk and breathtaking thriller where the woman outsmarts her persecutor at every turn, despite her past traumas.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2025
Napoleon outsmarts the Austrian army in 1805 by luring fighters onto a snow-covered frozen lake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
In the Legends books that are no longer officially part of the Star Wars canon, Boba outsmarts the Sarlacc and triggers an explosion using his jetpack, allowing him to escape, though seriously injured.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2020
He’s a drop-back passer with underrated pocket mobility, perfect mechanics and he simply outsmarts everyone else on the field.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 5, 2018
Italian banker Andrea Orcel did something few thought possible: He outsmarted the Germans on their home turf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
"It was a challenging beast to contain as it outsmarted us when trying to contain it into a smaller space to capture it," said Craig.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
It’s a macroeconomic version of the pain described by the Moneyist reader, and others like him, who believe that they are being outsmarted and out-earned by their neighbors at every turn.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
It has been close to a half-decade, circa 2018, that McVay outsmarted and outwitted friend and mentor Kyle Shanahan in an NFC West game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2022
Don’t want to make it too obvious that I outsmarted him.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
Mr. O’Connor’s Daniel has a strange affinity with otherworldly contact and a facility for outsmarting the smartest people in the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Players instead rely on solving puzzles, outsmarting systems, overcoming obstacles, teamwork and athleticism.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
"Dumb Money" depicts working class people outsmarting some of the richest financial minds and companies in the country.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2023
In 2018, the IDF boasted that its “machines are outsmarting humans.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
Funny, in the arena, when I poured out those berries, I was only thinking of outsmarting the Gamemakers, not how my actions would reflect on the Capitol.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
