beat
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“I’ve been eyeing that number… he beat me there,” added Kensinger, whose prior best was 59-08 at the Irvine Invitational earlier this spring.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Douglas says there is something about the "repetitive beat" and everyone "gathering to release some pent-up energy" which feels like a way to connect to our ancestral roots.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Semiconductor stocks powered Korean and Japanese indexes higher, though investors met Nvidia’s first-quarter earnings beat with a shrug.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
While the trials aren’t exactly the same, the retatrutide results beat those of Lilly’s current GLP-1 medications Foundayo and Zepbound.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
The warm sun beat down on the motionless train, the temperature in the packed car rose, the air grew foul.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Music - Introductory
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Music - Middle School
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Music - High School
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