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1 story matching outstrip
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:outstretch, outstand, strip, outriv, outsel, outset
- Seattle's schoolhouses couldn't keep up with the boom
A new census showed Seattle's school-age population far outstripping its two schools, forcing the district to plan a third—and maybe a fourth and fifth—building.