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outrun

 
 
/ˌaʊtˈrʌn/ verb [T] (present participle outrunning, past tense outran, past participle outrun)

Definition

to move or develop faster or further than someone or something
(Definition of outrun verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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