crowd out

Example Sentences

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The stock has been largely flat since tensions escalated as some investors worry that higher nitrogen costs could crowd out spending on other inputs.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

An event like the World Cup can also crowd out other events, like conferences, that would have drawn out-of-towners to the city.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

Today, China has a broad array of reliable energy suppliers including Russia and Saudi Arabia, even as it could hit peak oil demand within this decade as electric vehicles crowd out gasoline-powered cars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

"States need to contain and rationalise their subsidy outgoes, so that such spending does not crowd out more productive expenditure."

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

And that crowd out there he had wanted to impress?

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier