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  • verb Present participle of to outfox.

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Examples

  • Today's Barnes & Noble depends on its bookstores to introduce customers to its Nook e-readers, but its growth and future profits hinge on outfoxing and outselling deep-pocketed rivals Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc. and Google Inc. on the digital-books front.

    Barnes & Noble Focuses on E-Books Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg 2011

  • Sensing the gusts were playing havoc ahead of a turn with about 18 miles to go, Armstrong simply stayed in front, outfoxing riders like Alberto Contador of Spain, the 2007 Tour winner and favorite this year.

    Armstrong pedals into third at Tour; Cavendish takes stage 2009

  • Mr. DeLay's lawyers said prosecutors in liberal Austin were trying to punish their client for outfoxing Democrats in a game both parties played.

    DeLay Corruption Trial Starts Miguel Bustillo 2010

  • This is post-modern football on display from Italy who are completely outfoxing a Paraguay team who seem to be having trouble breaking out of their rigid 4-4-2 formation with any sort of creativity.

    Pop World Cup 2010: Group F – Italy 0 Paraguay 0 | FreakyTrigger 2010

  • Faced with his manically inventive and elaborate use of his material, at times recalling the marginalia of illuminated manuscripts and the ornamentation of Italian Renaissance book design; and his endless depictions of George Washington—as angel, bellhop, businessman, clockwork, cowboy, founding father, topiary, traffic cop and window washer continually outfoxing his nemesis the Gingerbread man—is to give in freely to his fantastic voyage.

    Of a Decade and a Dollar Lance Esplund 2011

  • More great outfoxing clips on the updated OUTFOXED: Fox Attacks DVD.

    Outfoxing Fox News’ Sean Hannity | Disinformation 2008

  • A dry course allows for a more tactical race and with two of the top U.S. riders sharing colors, the job of outfoxing the pair has proven extremely challenging.

    Analysis: what Jingle Cross tells us about ’cross nationals 2010

  • Awww ... can't handle it now that MSNBC is outfoxing Fox? the network had used "deceitful editing to further a media-manufactured story line is utterly misleading and irresponsible."

    White House step up criticism of NBC 2008

  • Carter and Wadsworth were doing a handsome business by catering to the French—and routinely outfoxing their American counterparts—perhaps they would take on the Comfort Sands contract as well.

    Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010

  • Carter and Wadsworth were doing a handsome business by catering to the French—and routinely outfoxing their American counterparts—perhaps they would take on the Comfort Sands contract as well.

    Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010

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