outnumber

Example Sentences

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More recently healthcare and social assistance, where women outnumber men three to one, has been the main bright spot in a dimming job market.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

New highs continue to outnumber new lows on the New York Stock Exchange, so this indicator remains bullish.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

By the end of this decade, the number of people over the age of 65 will outnumber those under 18 for the first time in the history of the U.S.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

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

The potential people who could have been here in my place but who will in fact never see the light of day outnumber the sand grains of Arabia.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker