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outranked

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past tense of outrank

as in outweighed

to be greater in importance than one hard fact outranks a mountain of speculation anytime

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Recent Examples of outranked Still, one Wegmans store in the Chatham, Durham, Orange and Person area with $121 million in sales outranked Whole Foods, Publix and Lowes Foods — each with two stores — by 32%, 34% and 102%, respectively. — Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2026 Even the Adidas Sambas are being outranked by their slimmer sister, the Tokyo shoe. — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 29 Sep. 2026 Inflation woes also outranked other fears like interest rate changes (ranked as a top concern by 44% of respondents), market volatility (34%) and the Middle East conflict (32%). — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026 According to the Adventure Travel Trade Association, culinary tourism is among the fastest-growing segments of the travel industry outranked only by hiking. — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 For the first time, Miami has become the second-most expensive metropolitan area in the US, outranked only by San Francisco. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026 Rafaela is only outranked on the Red Sox roster by right fielder Wilyer Abreu, whose 17 DRS are tied with Dodgers’ Andy Pages for most among all major league outfielders. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 July 2026 This access came mostly through Magyar’s wife, Judit Varga, who far outranked him, and who eventually became Orbán’s Minister of Justice. — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026 They’re outranked by Table Two for the sole reason this artwork is doing its cheeky dupe work from Ginori plates, where Table Two was pursuing totally original designs. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2026

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Safe haven demand temporarily outweighed inflation fears, prompting capital to exit risk assets and flow into the Treasury market, thereby pulling yields lower.

— , CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
In each case, deep consumer-brand experience—understanding how a national retailer or a hospitality company thinks about customer experience, loyalty and service delivery—outweighed the necessity of a banking background.

— Paul Davis, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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