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outranks

verb

present tense third-person singular of outrank

as in outweighs

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

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Recent Examples of outranks The issue is that many leaders operate in environments where urgency consistently outranks reflection. — Allison Mais, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 The durable strategy is to build a body of authoritative, technically sound content that outranks the problem and holds its ground after the news cycle moves on. — K. H. Koehler, USA Today, 29 July 2026 That Texas outranks California tracks with a broader demographic and economic realignment the Census Bureau has been documenting for years. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026

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outweighs

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Leaders who decide where human judgment is mandatory provide a signal that responsible progress outweighs speed at any cost.

— Ryoji Sekido, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Overall, opposition to data centers outweighs support by 30 points, with polls showing the majority of Republicans oppose the construction of data centers near them.

— Riley Callanan, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

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