beating

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World number one Aryna Sabalenka praised the support of the crowd - and even moonwalked on court - after beating Naomi Osaka in straight sets to advance to her fourth consecutive French Open quarter-final.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

A Frenchwoman had won the Eurovision song contest on British soil—narrowly beating the U.K. entrant, which was titled, with pitch-perfect national self-awareness, “Rock Bottom.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

That way, your $138,000 brokerage accounts and $750,000 IRA get to continue to compound and earn money for you, importantly beating inflation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Last month the party won its first lower house election battle in the seat of Farrer, a large inland agricultural and mining electorate in New South Wales, beating the traditional conservative parties.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

His heart stopped beating at 7:22 and 10 seconds.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson