outnumber

Example Sentences

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New highs continue to outnumber new lows on the New York Stock Exchange, so this indicator remains bullish.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

“A move below that level would mark the first time since the pandemic recovery that job seekers outnumber available positions.”

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

AI firms are rushing to grab Manhattan’s most coveted office space, but desks outnumber employees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Deaths are projected to outnumber births by nearly half a million people in that 10-year period.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

That would outnumber the lives saved by two of the most widely promoted inventions in recent memory: safer cribs and child car seats.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt