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Jacksonville, Fla., outranked other big cities—despite struggling with its pension costs—thanks to a local infrastructure sales tax, federal stimulus funding, and repairs and updates following recent hurricanes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

As the liner notes explain, Dylan is the third-most popular covered songwriter ever, outranked only by The Beatles and Duke Ellington.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

Both male and female doctors invested the most effort in female patients who outranked them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2024

With audiences of 1.4 million each, both “America’s Newsroom” and “Outnumbered” outranked NBC’s daily “Today Jenna and Hoda.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 6, 2023

She'd never felt so thoroughly outranked in her life.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir