beating

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That isn’t an insurmountable hurdle, but it’s trickier if you’re counting on them beating the market as a group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

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

Scotland had an easier time in qualifying and won its past two World Cup tuneups, beating Curacao and Bolivia by a combined score of 8-1.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Not only that, coach Javier Aguirre then picked him in the team to start the final that Mexico won by beating Mauricio Pochettino's United States 2-1 in Houston.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

And the pushed-down-out-of.sight, what-if, hope-waiting portion of Christopher’s heart rose up in his chest, and he felt it beating double time under his skin.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell