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The oysterman and former Marine who bested a popular governor and built a grass-roots network of more than 15,000 supporters in Maine announced he was suspending his campaign on Wednesday night.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026

The recent “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” dropped sharply at the domestic box office after its late-May opening, bested by low-budget horror films “Backrooms” and “Obsession.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

When the Apollo program ended in 1972, we children couldn’t comprehend budget constraints or having bested our Soviet rivals in a long-running “space race.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Bolstering Netflix’s coffers is a $2.8 billion breakup fee it collected after Paramount Skydance bested the streaming service’s accepted bid for WBD.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

“Then you must have bested many Grisha in battle.”

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo