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Missiles and fire-control sales climbed 19.5% to $4.1 billion, to beat expectations of $4.03 billion, with higher sales of air- and missile-defense programs cited.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

Harley-Davidson reported second-quarter revenue fell 5.9% to $1.23 billion, which still beat Wall Street expectations of $1.17 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

It has backed a £5.7-billion takeover bid from Apollo, after the US firm's surprise offer of £7.15 per share beat Castlelake's bid of £6.90 per share.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

But then a beat later, she laughs it off and dives in, remembering that her husband showed her an Instagram post from Nolan’s set revealing how the movie’s Cyclops was, in fact, a puppet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

The pickaxes beat out a rhythm that rang all over The Mountain.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

What we’re likely to be left with is an adaptation that hits all of the beats of the hundreds of motion picture takes on the story with all of their charms and idiosyncrasies smoothed away.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

These are early beats that begin in the lower chamber of the heart.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

Some artists have embraced AI as a tool, similar to using a synthesizer to generate beats or instrumentation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

A cheque of £900,000 - which will increase further if he beats French Open champion Zverev - will be another financial injection to further develop his career.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

The meter of a piece of music is the arrangement of its rhythms in a repetitive pattern of strong and weak beats.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

But Joshua has not beaten an established heavyweight since getting the better of Otto Wallin in December 2023.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Gabriel, who doesn't turn 16 until October, is the only change to the squad that was beaten 1-0 by Wrexham in Finland last week with striker Ethan Wheatley dropping out.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Sure, once upon a time, a starting lineup of Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, LeBron James, Draymond Green and Kristaps Porzingis would have beaten almost anybody.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Their paper is merely the latest of a long line of academic research going back decades showing that momentum has beaten the market, persistently.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

“Do you know, Dad, that not one of us here has ever beaten you in a single game? Not checkers, not dominoes, not softball, nothing.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

On Thursday, the chip maker reported sales of $16.1 billion for the June quarter, up 25% from the year-earlier period and beating estimates from analysts by 11%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Kabayel and Gassiev became world champions after Usyk vacated his belts, while Dubois claimed the title by beating Fabio Wardley in May.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

The midcap momentum fund earned an average of about 11.4% a year, comfortably beating the 9% annual return of the midcap index.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

But even those guys — besides 30-year-old Porzingis, they’re all in their late-30s or early 40s, with a ton of NBA mileage — aren’t beating Father Time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

"Star!" cried Rowan, struggling in Strong Jonn's arms, sobbing and beating at Strong Jonn's wet, muddy chest.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda