outnumber

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A rare fly that faced extinction could now outnumber the human population of the Cairngorms National Park - the last place in the UK where the insect survives, say conservationists.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

New lows still outnumber new highs on the NYSE, so this indicator remains bearish.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The roughly 16,000-square-foot establishment is a beloved gathering spot for bikers, especially on weekends, when motorcycles in the parking lot usually outnumber cars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

One notable outlier is Saudi Arabia, where women outnumber men in the AI-skilled talent pool.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

Instead, highly productive agriculture enabled a modest number of immigrant rice farmers to reproduce much faster than Jomon hunter-gatherers and eventually to outnumber them.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond