- past tense form of overtake.
overtook
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Saint-Etienne were, until Paris St-Germain overtook them in the past decade, the most-decorated club in France with 10 league titles in 25 seasons from 1956-57 to 1980-81.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 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
Rogers says this period was "difficult" and tried not to compare himself to former team-mates who overtook him and got opportunities before him.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Despite gaining an early lead with ChatGPT, rival Anthropic overtook OpenAI in second-quarter revenue.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
On the evening of that day they overtook the Samanas and requested their company and allegiance.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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