outfox

Example Sentences

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National-security hawks argued they had to be withheld to stifle China’s development of military weaponry and, perhaps one day, advanced AI systems that outfox humans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

But at the other end of the spectrum are "the strategies of resistance that teens deploy to outfox their parents", she points out.

From BBC • May 7, 2024

No one has to suppress a shudder of fear when he enters the room or worry that this guy is going to somehow outfox them.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024

But he raised the possibility for the first time that jail might be the only way to ensure Bankman-Fried won’t outfox the government with ways to use electronic devices in ways that can’t be tracked.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2023

“She may be a fox, but she’ll never outfox me,” Cluny thought to himself.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques