outweigh
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A Novo spokeswoman said the company continues to monitor the safety of its medicines and work with regulators, and that it remains confident the benefits outweigh the risks of its GLP-1s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
For many drivers, however, earnings outweigh environmental benefits.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
For many people, avoiding pain, drilling, or more invasive procedures may outweigh that drawback.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
It's important to bear in mind that the emissions from burning gas also greatly outweigh the emissions from producing it.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 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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"The Government's interest therefore outweighs any aesthetic, recreational, and environmental harm alleged by respondents," the court said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
It may yet be that Burnley escape the double drop, that the financial advantage of parachute payments outweighs poor decision-making.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Getting to the truth of something outweighs anything else.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
College grad and barista Brooks Langford said it’s typical for user-generated promotional posts to skip disclosures, admitting “easy cash outweighs the slight dishonesty” he feels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
These products are often a response to some growing scare in which, as Peter Sandman might put it, the outrage outweighs the hazard.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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Weakness in Twisted Tea, Truly hard seltzer, and Samuel Adams outweighed growth in Sun Cruiser and Angry Orchard cider, the company said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
The automaker said commodity and logistics expenses outweighed higher third-quarter profit and revenue, and approved a $20 billion multiyear buyback plan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
“Having said this, the strength of the economy and the positive forces from these investments have thus far outweighed the potential downside.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 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
The anticipation was contagious, and my curiosity eventually outweighed my allergy to plunging to my death.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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“I think the earnings story of small caps is outweighing some of the fears of higher rates.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
“Emotional value is increasingly shaping purchasing decisions, at times outweighing practical function.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
Crude futures settled lower with market expectations of a resolution to the U.S.-Iran conflict outweighing concerns of a renewed flare-up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
A jump in technology shares powered markets higher for a second consecutive session, outweighing losses in energy stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
So much for the good outweighing the bad.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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