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to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
ライバルを出し抜いて契約した。
I outwitted my rival and got the contract
彼に出し抜かれてしまった。
I was outmaneuvered by him
競合他社を出し抜く戦略を立てる。
Devise a strategy to steal a march on competitors