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outweigh

[out-wey] / ˌaʊtˈweɪ /


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Ada is facing a make-or-break debut and struggling with a homesickness that seems to outweigh her desire to model.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026

“My sense is that this disinflationary effect will outweigh the inflationary effect,” Rajan added.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Doctors who are prescribing GLP-1s to children under 12 say the all-but-certain health problems that occur with severe obesity might outweigh their worries about potential unknown long-term effects of the drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

"The proposal is an unjustified major development in the open countryside... the benefits do not outweigh the harms," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

I taught that a person’s good deeds outweigh his bad deeds.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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