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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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Ford Motor late Wednesday handily beat Wall Street’s quarterly earnings expectations, thanks in part to a hefty tariff refund, and powered through another loss for its EV business.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

The retail and cloud-computing giant beat analyst estimates with a 17% jump in revenue and sharp increase in net profit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Although the company beat its revenue expectations with an increase of 16% to $83b, and profits rose 23% to $38 billion its spending on AI has hit its free cash flow.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Visa’s earnings beat was driven by healthy consumer spending despite inflation worries fanned by the Iran war.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

‘We’ll beat you in the end,’ she says.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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