outnumber

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The startup is one of several AI firms rushing to grab coveted New York office space, even as desks outnumber employees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

By the end of this decade, the number of people over the age of 65 will outnumber those under 18 for the first time in the history of the U.S.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

A rare fly that faced extinction could now outnumber the human population of the Cairngorms National Park - the last place in the UK where the insect survives, say conservationists.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

“We outnumber them, we have more love than them, and I have no doubt in my mind that people are willing and able to keep each other safe,” Caravello said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Lie-detection tests are notoriously inaccurate, and calculations similar to the above demonstrate why truthful people who flunk polygraph tests usually outnumber liars.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos