outbox
noun
a boxlike tray, basket, or the like, as on a desk, for holding outgoing mail, messages, or work.
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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Billy Conn had outboxed the champ for 12 rounds last spring.
From Time Magazine Archive
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