outruns
- present tense form of outrun (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Longer term, the opportunity could grow into something meaningful, Seigerman said, and if uptake outruns expectations, there is real upside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Engineers call this problem the "memory wall," where processing speed outruns the chip's ability to feed it data.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 24, 2025
Stock-market booms always end the same way: Optimism outruns reality, capital floods in — then prices correct.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 2, 2025
It’s a prime example of how food still outruns overall inflation in the European Union.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
My pulse outruns the seconds, each beat bringing me closer to capture.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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