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outweigh

[out-wey] / ˌaʊtˈweɪ /


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After a spell of ill-health, Hart, 53, hopes "the joy of mucking about on television again will hopefully outweigh some of the challenges".

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

As Royal Caribbean plans to make a massive investment in the Sandals Resorts chain, some analysts are wondering whether the costs of the deal outweigh the benefits.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Critics of AI safety campaigners say those issuing dire warnings overstate the risks of novel technology and that the advances AI enable in workplace productivity, drug discovery and more outweigh the risks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

The needs of the two outweigh the needs of the many.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

No, I thought, with Bodega all you could hope for is that the good would outweigh the bad.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

In other places, regeneration schemes can struggle because the cost of redevelopment outweighs the likely financial return, making support from the public sector essential.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

“I guess easy cash outweighs the slight dishonesty I feel,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

The risk outweighs the reward of seeing the car go really fast.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

Said Gomes: “Once again, we’ve got to see how he continues to feel. At some point, if it’s a, ‘Hey, the upside outweighs the downside,’ then we shut it down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

She added, more loudly, “I think J. R.’s value to us outweighs his danger, that of his knowing.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

That return shows that the higher interest payments have outweighed the greater volatility and higher rates of bond defaults and credit losses for the high-yield index.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

"The reaction has almost outweighed the moment because the first thing I saw was all of the positive compilations of women in sport," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

While L.A.’s population has steadily grown for years, much of that growth is from immigration from abroad that has outweighed the number of people leaving.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Gold’s recent slippage came as high Treasury yields, firmer Fed rate-hike expectations and rising oil prices “collectively outweighed dollar softness,” Kaynat Chainwala of Kotak Neo says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

I was too tired to be apprehensive, this time, and there were things on my mind that outweighed self-consciousness.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

“I think the earnings story of small caps is outweighing some of the fears of higher rates.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

She said European countries are years behind allies such as Japan and Australia, and still see economic opportunities in China as outweighing security concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

Rising inflation risks tied to higher oil prices are clouding the outlook for interest-rate cuts, outweighing gold’s safe-haven appeal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026

On balance, Europe sees the risks of getting directly involved as outweighing the benefits.

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

So much for the good outweighing the bad.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas




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