beating

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The film exceeded expectations with 16 Oscar nominations, beating the previous record total of 14 nominations achieved by All About Eve in 1951, Titanic in 1998 and La La Land in 2018.

From BBC

And Wales ended their miserable three-year losing run in the championship by beating Italy in Cardiff.

From BBC

Fix them, combine that with the intensity England showed in Paris, and suddenly you have a team not just competing with the best, but capable of beating the best.

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Few teams came close to beating the Trailblazers other than Mission League rival Harvard-Westlake, which lost to them three times.

From Los Angeles Times

The Scottish government is currently working on plans to deliver 15 such clinics, aimed at beating the 08:00 rush for appointments.

From BBC