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  • verb Present participle of out-gun.

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Examples

  • In that time we've had Korea, Vietnam, the massive military buildup under Reagan, and Bush's funded-by-tax-cuts invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, but in the most trying economic times since the Depression, Obama's out-gunning them all.

    Guns vs. Butter 2010 2010

  • In that time we've had Korea, Vietnam, the massive military buildup under Reagan, and Bush's funded-by-tax-cuts invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, but in the most trying economic times since the Depression, Obama's out-gunning them all.

    Arianna Huffington: Guns vs. Butter 2010 2010

  • Can the Obama crowd seriously claim that a poll that has Hillary out-gunning him 2-1 (or whatever -- more than 20 points ahead of him) is good news ... at the sime they constantly claim national polls don't matter?

    Huckabee In Second Place Nationally In Bloomberg/LAT Poll! 2009

  • Don't get me started on out-gunning snipers from across the map.

    The Tech Report: News 2010

  • Don't get me started on out-gunning snipers from across the map.

    The Tech Report: News 2010

  • Guzman enjoyed some spirited moments in the 12th, but Funeka was able to close strongly by out-gunning his rival over the final moments of the fight.

    FanHouse 2009

  • Guzman enjoyed some spirited moments in the 12th, but Funeka was able to close strongly by out-gunning his rival over the final moments of the fight.

    unknown title 2009

  • It's got Bruce Willis as the foul-mouthed, wise-cracking underdog who performs increasingly unlikely feats of derring-do while out-witting and out-gunning a skyscraper full of evil mercenaries led by an hilariously over-the-top Alan Rickman.

    Irish Blogs 2009

  • Although Olympus says that the E-620 is supposed to sell alongside the E-520, that would give the company three entry-level offerings, with the E-620 clearly out-gunning both its siblings by a fair margin but without distinguishing itself quite enough to sensibly co-exist.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) 2009

  • Because, frankly, not many teams have been able to say they beat the Tar Heels by out-gunning them.

    Daily Tar Heel RSS 2009

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