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- verb Simple past of
outrun .
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Examples
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So the temptation of the glib phrase outran his discretion.
The Rough Road William John Locke 1896
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His power of expression outran his real intelligence, and constantly determined his opinion; while talking about shams, he was himself the greatest of shams.
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If a new allele was being driven to fixation, it would produce a long haplotype as it "outran" (at least transiently) linkage disequilibrium.
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Granted, the boat was on a trailer and he outran the car by cutting through houses, but still — these are not the kind of moves that anything less than an action movie superhero cop can pull off.
Today on Screenhead 2009
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In what's rapidly becoming a typical performance for Mr. Humphries, he outran, outmuscled, and outworked both players to finish with 20 points and 11 rebounds.
Humphries Gives the Nets a Reason to Smile Alex Raskin 2011
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It breaks speed limits, blows through stop signs, ignores angry cops, and even outran a tornado just to get to Boston and spoil Mitt Romney's parade.
Meredith Bagby: Sarah Palin Is the Honey Badger Meredith Bagby 2011
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It breaks speed limits, blows through stop signs, ignores angry cops, and even outran a tornado just to get to Boston and spoil Mitt Romney's parade.
Meredith Bagby: Sarah Palin Is the Honey Badger Meredith Bagby 2011
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He outran the guy, said Willis McGahee, whose fourth-quarter fumble helped Pittsburgh tie it.
Tim Tebow, Broncos Beat Steelers In Overtime: Denver Wins On TD Pass To Demaryius Thomas (VIDEO) 2012
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It breaks speed limits, blows through stop signs, ignores angry cops, and even outran a tornado just to get to Boston and spoil Mitt Romney's parade.
Meredith Bagby: Sarah Palin Is the Honey Badger Meredith Bagby 2011
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It breaks speed limits, blows through stop signs, ignores angry cops, and even outran a tornado just to get to Boston and spoil Mitt Romney's parade.
Meredith Bagby: Sarah Palin Is the Honey Badger Meredith Bagby 2011
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