outflank
Example Sentences
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To mitigate natural-disaster risk, Superior bought timberland in other states, but market forces have been hard to outflank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The US gains allies in its quest to outflank the Chinese in the field of AI and compute - the Gulf nations get a powerful partner in their search for a replacement for oil revenues.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2025
I watched red leaf monkeys and macaques scampering to outflank one another in the canopy.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 23, 2024
The improved economic outlook has helped Maduro consolidate domestic support, outflank his opponents and reverse his political fortunes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
Why had it not been possible to outflank them in some way?
From "1984" by George Orwell
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