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beat

[beet] / bit /






NOUN
journalist's area of responsibility
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
NOUN
piece of news reported before rivals
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VERB
mix
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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

"But a bet makes you feel smart because you picked the game or the politician. It's like 'identify the alpha because he beat them all at the prediction markets'."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The occasion marked the 14th consecutive quarter that Nvidia’s revenue and operating income beat Wall Street’s targets, according to data from FactSet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The beat helped investors look past profit guidance that was well below Wall Street’s forecast.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

She didn’t know how Alex would beat the bad guys, but she knew she would.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr




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