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outran

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out·ran (out-r

n

)

v.

Past tense of outrun.

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elude
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outstrip
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To have the heels of

But woe the dog that outran his fellows in such pursuit

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Tony was breathing hard, as she always did when her feelings outran her language.

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Reality outran apprehension; Captain Ahab stood upon his quarter-deck.

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