outsize
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Chef Eric Greenspan has an admirably outsize ego.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
At the same time, races at the local level could have an outsize impact, including contests for control of the governor’s mansion and state house.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
These days, the Houthi advance comes at a particularly fraught moment, one in which Bab el-Mandeb has taken on outsize importance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
These unexpected extras—a few perfume samples or a tchotchke tucked into a shopping bag—aren’t lavish but often produce outsize delight, like when an order of 12 bagels becomes a baker’s dozen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
As a child, Petey would catch a glimpse of herself in a mirror or a window or the surface of a still pond and find her own outsize features interesting and unusual—unforgettable even.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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