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outcompete

American  
[aut-kuhm-peet] / ˌaʊt kəmˈpit /

verb (used with object)

  1. to surpass (a rival team, business, etc.) by competing more effectively.


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"Greys outcompete reds for habitat and food - they don't actually physically attack them but they do bother them," said Foott.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Argentina, Guyana and Brazil are set to lead regional oil production growth this year adding more than 700,000 barrels a day and “will continue to outcompete Venezuela through at least 2030,” the firm says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

When they swarm, they can strip grazing land and outcompete livestock for food, creating serious problems for ranchers.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2026

The Federal Trade Commission sued Meta in 2020, alleging a strategy to acquire or outcompete new social networks, a claim the judge rejected due to market changes.

From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025

Upstart companies, not bound by the habits of the last generation, are supposed to move nimbly to harvest the benefits from the new technology and to outcompete the lumbering dinosaurs.

From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by James Boyle

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