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Word: outrun (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Wilford, narrowly avoiding a sack, heaved the ball downfield in Morris's direction. Somehow, Morris managed to outrun the double coverage and catch the pass, before being taken down at the 3-yard line...

Author: By David R. De remer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Breakthrough Day for Harvard's Receivers | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...Though outrun by some of the finest teams that both New England and the nation had to offer, the men were able to fend off in-state rivals Boston University and UMass, which finished ninth and 10th...

Author: By Colin S. Donnelly, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: X-Country Freshmen Shine at Meet of Champions | 10/4/1999 | See Source »

...World War III (All-Nukes) much of the time, yet even in more serene relationships, everything gets overblown. Children strain to get their arms around their father's thighs. Too thick, too strong. Today my boys can beat me in arm wrestling without half trying. My daughter can outrun me in a race; no sweat. But they do not savor these victories. I am the father who should not be conquered. One afternoon when I was 14, my father, once a powerful and muscular swimmer, ran out of breath as we swam to a float in Cape Cod Bay. Panting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Greatest Dad in the World | 6/21/1999 | See Source »

Fortunately, what is not anonymous about them is age, and I outrun them...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: Seeking Asylum at the Harvard of the West | 3/2/1999 | See Source »

...high as 80% of the fund. Manager picks make up the rest of the portfolio. The funds hold virtually no cash. This unusual approach ensures that the funds will track the market when fund managers see few bargains, but gives them room to tilt hard toward favorite stocks--and outrun the market--when greater values emerge. Of course, it's a matter of how well they pick stocks. That's why 80 years of success managing pensions is so comforting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Follow The Teacher | 8/31/1998 | See Source »

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