outsize

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And beyond his outsize presence on the course, Woods has played a leading role reshaping the PGA Tour while it prepares to undergo significant change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Gasoline prices can play an outsize role in consumer psychology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Moreover, workers may also have outsize expectations around AI’s automation capabilities, with many of the current tools still requiring workers to double check the completed work for errors.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Investors have largely been focused on Gilead’s HIV drug portfolio, which includes its blockbuster treatment Biktarvy and prevention drugs that have an outsize contribution to the company’s top line.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Now his legs and arms were so emaciated that I could see all the bones in them, and his knee and elbow joints looked outsize, with the flesh shrunk away.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French