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outnumber

[aut-nuhm-ber] / ˌaʊtˈnʌm bər /


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This indicator will remain negative until new highs outnumber new lows for two consecutive days on the NYSE.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

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

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Today individuals vastly outnumber businesses in bankruptcy, by a ratio of 22 to 1.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 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

He says he cannot accept what Van Rappard has said—that Vincent's work is extremely weak, that the faults outnumber his strengths.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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

We know that we utter the voice of the majority of the women of the State when we plead the cause of prohibition—and the women of Massachusetts outnumbers its men by more than sixty thousand.

From Grappling with the Monster The Curse and the Cure of Strong Drink by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur

An emergent field of research in the last 15 years has focused on the era of the “prison bust,” when prison closures have outnumbered prison openings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

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

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

This week, the population of 8,500 included 3,369 long-term prisoners, the first time they've outnumbered short-term prisoners.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

There seemed to be no reason for it: Lord Asriel’s allies were outnumbered, their weapons were less potent, and many more of them were lying wounded.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

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

She added that the phenomenon of robots fighting robots was likely to become more common, with unmanned systems even outnumbering human soldiers.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

Chinese carmakers lined the halls at the Munich auto show in September, outnumbering local automakers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

Domestic chain Meiyijia has quietly blanketed neighborhoods across China, vastly outnumbering foreign rivals.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025

The thing had been plastered on every blank space on every wall, even outnumbering the portraits of Big Brother.

From "1984" by George Orwell



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