beaten
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But you also shouldn’t count out LeBron; the kid from Akron has beaten the odds before.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
But having beaten Gerwyn Price in the quarter-finals and held off a fight back from world number two Luke Humphries to win a thrilling semi-final 6-5, Clayton proved a challenge too far.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Thatcher shot back, “they might have beaten us at our national sport, but we managed to beat them at their national sport twice in the 20th century.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
“I’ve beaten melanoma. I’ve beaten lymphoma. I’ve beaten vocal cord cancer. I’ve beaten lymph node cancer. I’m four for four and I’m fully confident I’m going to make it five for five.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
The Yankees had beaten the Giants in game seven of the World Series.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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