outflank

Example Sentences

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But Novo Nordisk then took the unusual step of trying to outflank Pfizer, setting off a bidding war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

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

Just outside the city, Russian forces are trying to outflank the Ukrainian defenders and cut their supply lines, forcing a retreat, but Ukrainian commanders say the fighting for control of the access roads has eased.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023

By the autumn of 1914, fighting on the Western Front—Belgium and France—had shifted back to the north as the opposing armies maneuvered to outflank one another.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman