exceed
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Making a return on the vast sums being invested, which already exceed the railroad or internet booms, assumes sales growth unlike anything in history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Price recommends using hearing protection whenever sound levels exceed 85 decibels.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
An analysis published by the MoD in December 2023, under the previous government, found the department's most recent equipment plan was forecast to exceed its budget by £16.9bn.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“Novo’s Wegovy pill launch continues to exceed expectations, showing better-than-expected growth providing more confidence in the company’s commercial business,” BMO Capital Markets analyst Evan David Seigerman told investors on Sunday.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Whereas chiefdoms’ populations range from a few thousand to a few tens of thousands, the populations of most modern states exceed one million, and China’s exceeds one billion.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing exceed
Power Prefix: ex-
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