beating

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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, the company’s cloud-computing business, grew 93% year over year, beating Wall Street estimates for growth of 89%.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Net sales rose 7.7% to $3.36 billion, narrowly beating Wall Street’s call for $3.35 billion.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Revenue rose 21% to $19.18 billion, beating analyst projections of $19.1 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

We saw what Al-Hilal did at last year's Club World Cup, beating Manchester City and drawing with Real Madrid, and I can see Saudi Arabia bringing that to this tournament.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

They pulled Marlie up after them as they scrambled out of the tunnel, almost running, their hearts beating wildly at the thought of the fate they had escaped.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda