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outrun

verb as in run faster than

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Enten noted that no party outran the polls three election cycles in a row nationally or in key battleground states since 1972.

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Insulated from the harsh realities of occupation until laws limiting the freedom of Jews encroach on her town, Sara’s family makes plans to escape, though they are unable to outrun the Nazi roundups.

Still, she said she can’t outrun the stress of being caught between two places.

Oedipus may not have been able to outrun the oracle revealing that he would kill his father and marry his mother.

But like all great players, Morgan couldn’t outrun time.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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