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exceed

[ik-seed] / ɪkˈsid /


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It takes 19 years to cumulatively exceed the amount your pension gives you.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

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

These rare particles can exceed 100 exa-electron volts, or 100 quintillion electron volts.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

With temperatures at 14 of the 16 host venues set to exceed dangerous levels according to researchers, there were fears this bottle ban could put fans' health at risk.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

These sprints require levels of energy production that far exceed the body’s capacity to produce aerobic energy, regardless of oxygen intake.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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