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outrun

/ˈaʊtɹʌn/ noun C2
  1. In ski jumping, the flat or uphill area past the landing point, where the skier can slow down.
  2. The sheepdog's initial run towards the sheep, done in a curving motion so as not to startle them.

Plural outruns

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Zeal should not outrun discretion.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 11 · B2
Our mere anticipations of life outrun its realities.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 43 · B2
_They_ will take care not to outrun their income.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 258 · B2

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