beaten

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Thirteen billion dollars, beaten by a lint trap.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

But actual earnings have then beaten guidance by 50%.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The teenager had just beaten the great Serena Williams and, at 19 years old, reached the pinnacle of tennis.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The idea is to show ephemera that is beaten and weathered, says Worthington.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Smoked ham, bacon, a bucket of salt mackerel, flour, cornmeal, grits, raw sweet potatoes, lard, coffee, a tin of butter, some store bread, and a can of beaten biscuits that Dunse’s mama made.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns