outweigh
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“We think it can be left to each company to make the determination as to whether the benefits of shifting to semiannual reporting outweigh the costs,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
But do their public safety benefits outweigh privacy concerns?
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026
Those fears outweigh any personal criticisms they may have, says David Carter, 66, a grandfather and Christian as well as a veteran.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
As momentum grew, the political cost of holding firm appeared to outweigh the risks.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
And the things that they did not speak of began to outweigh the things that they did.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
Javier Pérez came with his family for the opener and told the BBC that the excitement now outweighs any hassles experienced up to this point.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
"The number of receptors in the human eye far outweighs what a camera is able to do."
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
“Their response has been that their fiduciary responsibility outweighs any other consideration,” Pritchett said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2026
Borg called Okta a “turnaround story” in which the potential reward outweighs the risks.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 14, 2026
Nevertheless, I would argue that in science one step back always results in two steps forward and there are no clear cases where the loss outweighs the gain.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
The Postal Service concluded that the cost to the states is outweighed by the benefits of the changes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Gains in cereal, sugar and vegetable oils outweighed declines in meat and dairy prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
By 2014, the program as a whole actually had made money for taxpayers, as the losses were outweighed by repaid loans from companies that had found success.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Markowicz said that the cost of refinancing outweighed the benefit for now, particularly because they plan to move to a bigger house in the near future.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
This was a school system in which the matter of proximity outweighed such petty concerns as what may or may not be appropriate for a busload of eleven-year-olds.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
The precious metal’s price is being weighed down by a more hawkish Fed outweighing relief from the U.S.-Iran interim peace deal, ANZ Research analysts say in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
A jump in technology shares powered markets higher for a second consecutive session, outweighing losses in energy stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
On balance, Europe sees the risks of getting directly involved as outweighing the benefits.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
Palo Alto Networks came up well short on its profit guidance for the current quarter, outweighing stronger-than-expected performance in the most recent quarter.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026
So much for the good outweighing the bad.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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