overtake
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The press secretary, who previously lived in China, recalled in an interview that the perception in 2016 was that China would soon overtake the United States.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
The press secretary recalled the perception in 2016 was that China would soon overtake the United States.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Sluis expects direct-to-consumer purchases may eventually overtake wholesale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Rybakina is guaranteed to overtake Sabalenka if she reaches the semi-finals, while Pegula and Gauff could pounce if they win the title.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Perhaps it would overtake Father on the road.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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See more: SpaceX overtakes Amazon to become fifth-largest company in the world.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
Last year's 78-lap race had just four overtakes in total.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
And Lewis made a great point - in a kart race, you overtake one corner, he overtakes back.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
That overtakes Canada, where U.S. exports totaled $336.5 billion or 15.4% of the total.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
It’s the last one, though, that overtakes you.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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There was a sense of freedom that overtook some of his angry feelings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
For 10 years now — actually, since around the time streaming decisively overtook people’s listening habits — these Beatles releases have made a pretty compelling case for the collectible physical object.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Despite gaining an early lead with ChatGPT, rival Anthropic overtook OpenAI in second-quarter revenue.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
All I Want for Christmas Is You eventually overtook that, thanks to its habit of returning to the charts every December.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
But in her sick thought sweet sleep overtook her, and she dozed off, her body slack and still.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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Events have overtaken the book in that regard, as Mr. Valensi announced a “temporary break” from the band as it tours this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Sales of its namesake brand peaked in 1970, the heyday of the Beetle and the Bus, before it was overtaken by Japanese rivals that proved better at adapting to evolving American tastes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
He has also reached a career high of 33 in the world and overtaken Cameron Norrie to become British number one.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Several years ago he became increasingly frustrated with the professionalism that has overtaken the larger Southland high schools — he has been outspoken against the constant stream of transfers — so he had an idea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
In an instant a flood of sadness and tragedy had overtaken everyone, and I began to worry that it would be impossible for this family to leave Herbert.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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On the American side, he argued, the same inflated projections fueled warnings that China’s overtaking was inevitable, fueling a Washington consensus built partly on what he calls a statistical mirage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Musk has spent the majority of the past five years in the top position since first overtaking Bezos in 2021.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Based on his observations thus far, Spasojevic believes the burros could play an important role in the local ecosystem by grazing on non-native grasses and preventing them from overtaking native plants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The 2026 Latinobarometro survey showed that China overtaking the United States in terms of influence for the first time since the annual survey began in 1995.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
She shook her arms and her head, trying to clear the thickness that was overtaking her.
From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper
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