outweigh
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A single departure doesn’t outweigh downtown’s momentum, which includes a growing residential population and nightlife, entertainment and tourism, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
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
They all apparently have determined the health benefits outweigh the slightly sulfurous odors that have been the cause of some domestic friction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Most say growth and profits will outweigh the risk of interest-rate hikes and surging energy prices.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
I thought, shivering, that there are things that outweigh comfort, unless one is an old woman or a cat.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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But as an immigrant, perhaps I’m better placed than others to make the case that America’s greatness far outweighs its faults.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
"The number of receptors in the human eye far outweighs what a camera is able to do."
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
“Their response has been that their fiduciary responsibility outweighs any other consideration,” Pritchett said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2026
The financial power of the Premier League significantly outweighs other leagues and that, in theory, means better squad depth to be able to compete on all fronts.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
“Even with crazy, messy, annoying Iesha. It’s a little different, yeah, but if the good outweighs the bad, keep Hailey in your life, baby.”
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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His love for his heritage and the Mexican national team outweighed everything else.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Silicon Valley is where the chunkiest share awards tend to be, so it’s possible the strong performance of almost anything tech-related has outweighed their ill effects so far.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The federal rules say judges may exclude “propensity evidence” if they decide its value is “substantially outweighed by a danger of ... unfair prejudice, confusing the issues or misleading the jury.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Some 90% of the 116,000 people who responded backed a social media ban for under-16s, with more than 83% saying the benefits of social media were outweighed by the risks.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
But the crowd would insist on leaving me, and when their threats outweighed my small value, then a man like Samir would no longer stick his neck out for me.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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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
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
On balance, Europe sees the risks of getting directly involved as outweighing the benefits.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
Palo Alto Networks came up well short on its profit guidance for the current quarter, outweighing stronger-than-expected performance in the most recent quarter.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026
So much for the good outweighing the bad.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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