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outflank

[out-flangk] / ˌaʊtˈflæŋk /


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That technology can outflank China on cost and environmental performance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The US gains allies in its quest to outflank the Chinese in the field of AI and compute - the Gulf nations get a powerful partner in their search for a replacement for oil revenues.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2025

I watched red leaf monkeys and macaques scampering to outflank one another in the canopy.

From National Geographic Jan. 23, 2024

The improved economic outlook has helped Maduro consolidate domestic support, outflank his opponents and reverse his political fortunes.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 2022

Why had it not been possible to outflank them in some way?

From "1984" by George Orwell




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