bested
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The U.S. swimmer bested Mark Spitz’s seven golds won at the Munich games in 1972.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The movie is the second-fastest film ever to reach the 10-figure milestone, bested only by Walt Disney Co. and Marvel Studios’ 2019 hit “Avengers: Endgame.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Its third-quarter guidance for both profit and sales, at the midpoint, also bested forecasts.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
The oysterman and former Marine who bested a popular governor and built a grass-roots network of more than 15,000 supporters in Maine announced he was suspending his campaign on Wednesday night.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The Cursed Toads—Spares whom she’d sympathized with, had tried to learn about, who she thought shared a common fate—had tricked and bested them.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
