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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Consumer demand has outrun our production capabilities.
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The fire was moving so fast you couldn't outrun it.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Even though the university system grew rapidly, demand for places in some subjects began to outrun supply.
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Fleet-footed young men were always arriving to race with her and she always outran them.
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I was able to outrun him, but I knew he was clever.
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The occasional burst of speed is required to outrun real and imaginary predators.
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The others shook their heads, seeing more and more, their memories outrunning their knowledge now.
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The servicing of perceived strategic needs is outrunning economic capacity.