almost outnumber
Frequency: 5.53.1 per million words
Indicates that one group's number is very close to surpassing another's.
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- In some departments, female employees almost outnumber their male counterparts.
- The number of visitors from abroad almost outnumbered local tourists last year.
- It seems that cats will almost outnumber dogs in urban households soon.
- During peak season, the foreign students almost outnumber the native speakers in the language school.
- The small protest group was almost outnumbered by the security forces present.
- At the conference, attendees specializing in AI almost outnumbered those from traditional software fields.
- The negative reviews for the product almost outnumbered the positive ones, suggesting a quality issue.
- He noticed that supporters of the opposition party almost outnumbered his own party's members at the rally.
- With rapid growth, startups in the tech hub almost outnumber established companies.
- The votes against the new policy almost outnumbered the votes in favor, indicating strong opposition.