beat it
Example Sentences
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These funds can match the broad market and, over certain stretches, even beat it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
So I said to George, ‘It was good, man. Let’s see if we can beat it.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Bessent and Takaichi jointly worry about a wobbly yen, which brushed the psychological barrier of 160 to the dollar on April 30, before official intervention beat it back to about 158.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
But most beat it back to the city without venturing to neighboring Colares, a verdant region of cypress and eucalyptus, with a generous supply of fruit stands and antique shops, gradually sloping to lesser-known beaches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
You might even profit from this by challenging someone to choose whatever die he or she wanted, and you could then choose a die which would beat it two- thirds of the time.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
