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outstripping

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Compute-hungry data centres, which power AI, need more and more chips to keep up with demand from AI companies - which means the demand for them is far outstripping supply.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

Luna’s campaign spent about $515,000 from April 19 to May 16, far outstripping those of his challengers, records show.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

For the first time in three years, inflation is outstripping growth in Americans’ paychecks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Revenue tripled from the prior year to $4.4 million, outstripping analysts’ calls for $4.09 million.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

But the complexity of nuclear physics was rapidly outstripping the capabilities of the laboratory apparatus of small science.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik