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be outdistanced



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When an oil rig has an engine and a propeller, however – when she is classed as a vessel; a mobile she, not a stationary it – regulations can be outdistanced.

From The Guardian ● May 2, 2017

The President was not to be outdistanced on another front.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Japanese Akagi and Kaga would be outdistanced in a day.

From Time Magazine Archive

Will our new Roland allow himself to be outdistanced by these terrible children of former ages?

From Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air by Louise Morgan Sill

Although Carl Oaks had been left far behind, the other man was not to be outdistanced.

From Saboteurs on the River by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt


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