beat it

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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

Gold could get close to $5000 per ounce in 2026 and beat it in 2027, predicts Deutsche Bank.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

“We need to do what we can to narrow the path of destruction and give firefighters a chance to beat it down,” Wright said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

"You just can't beat it here, with the family, and cows, and farming, and just - this."

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2024

I couldn’t blame him for looking so low-down and beat; it ’peared every bird in Dee-troit had a job of stopping by each day and doo-dooing on him.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis