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The most recent federal data shows the largest discipline disparities are for Black boys, who were given in- and out- of-school suspensions at rates more than three times their share of total student enrollment.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 4, 2021

There’s always someone out there looking to out-work or out- perform you.

From Forbes • Sep. 4, 2014

The Wizards didn’t merely win Game 1 of their first playoff series in six years; they out- Chicagoed the Bulls.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2014

But as I stood frozen out- side my door it occurred to me that when I had set up the traps, I hadn’t fully considered the end result.

From Scientific American • Jan. 31, 2014

"I said before, the fire is the main thing. Now the fire must be out-" The old exasperation saved him and gave him the energy to attack.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding