the outnumbered

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The Owls salted it away with free throws from there, as the orange-clad Vols fans emptied out of MSG and the outnumbered FAU fans took over.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2023

In the first days of the war, Russian forces that had been based in Crimea quickly overwhelmed the outnumbered Ukrainian troops in Kherson, capturing the city of about 300,000 and much of the surrounding area.

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2022

When Justyn Mutts made a two-hand slam over Duke's star freshman Paolo Banchero with 2:26 left in the second half, Virginia Tech led 76-64 and the outnumbered Hokies fans rose with roar.

From Fox News • Mar. 13, 2022

Five days later, that fleet defeated the outnumbered patriots in what became known as the Battle of Brooklyn.

From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2016

And now that Russia had been knocked out of the war, the Germans were sending huge numbers of troops to challenge the outnumbered Allies on the Western Front.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman