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outsize

[out-sahyz] / ˈaʊtˌsaɪz /




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Alphabet’s outsize profit gain has also helped put S&P 500 net profit margins on pace for new highs.

From MarketWatch Jul. 26, 2026

In an economy powered to an outsize degree by the spending of the wealthiest Americans, many are starting to wonder if the U.S. stock market is becoming too big to fail.

From MarketWatch Jul. 11, 2026

Rather, the impasse is due to risk-averse utility customers balking at the outsize capital commitments and poor returns associated with green-field nuclear construction.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

That means they play an outsize role in climate change, which is amplifying heat waves, droughts and wildfires.

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

She chopped onions fast and hard with an outsize heavy knife, something she had learned to do from a cooking video.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart




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