outpace
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“For one, it may be the strain of making ends meet. For the other, it may be the strain of one’s lifestyle and the expectations that often outpace a rising income.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
For real wages to go up, people’s earnings have to outpace inflation.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
“We need to think long-term instead of every single year relying on a COLA. What else can we do to outpace inflation? I don’t just want to keep up with inflation.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
Strong imports of capital goods and raw materials could outpace subdued exports, he added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
There was no point in trying to outpace the CCD boat; they’d have to hide, and the only hiding place in sight was a wooded hill with an overgrown grassy space just above the waterline.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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These layoffs come as New York outpaces the San Francisco area in recruiting tech talent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
This rate of growth dramatically outpaces normal household expenses, medical care, and even housing over the same multidecade period, it says.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Ashkanazi said on the call that when it comes to AI, "the demand still outpaces that investment".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
His $167 million pay package in 2025 not only dwarfs that of his CFO peers but also outpaces the compensation of many CEOs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
She quickly outpaces me, and seconds later, I’m behind her by at least six feet.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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Experts say the trend is a response to Japan's prolonged wave of inflation, with prices having outpaced wage growth for years.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Healthcare usually trades at a discount to the market, even though healthcare spending has outpaced the broader economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
They then used 24 estimates of the world population stretching across the past 2,000 years to show that human numbers have in fact continually outpaced expectations.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
But here’s your daily reminder that humans are primates whose still-evolving brains are exponentially outpaced by technological advancement.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
The Crepuscule quickly outpaced the guns of impotent rage and continued reaching north.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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Last week alone, cases jumped by 8%, with 330 infections reported, outpacing the entire total of cases in 2024, in which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention counted 285 cases.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
Overall food prices have risen 4.4% over the same period, outpacing general inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Overall, food prices rose by 4.4% since January 2025, outpacing overall annual inflation, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Many ordinary Spaniards say they have not felt the benefits of the country's economic growth, with inflation outpacing wage growth and rent taking up an increasing share of household incomes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
With demand outpacing supply, doctors established a custom of graciously and discreetly accepting any offered cadaver.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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