exceeded
Example Sentences
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Looking back, the newlyweds say Scotland exceeded every expectation.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Xiaomi said deliveries exceeded 40,000 units in September.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
If spending on administrative or non-healthcare functions exceeded 10% of total revenue, a clinic would have to pay a penalty equal to the amount it overspent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
In Boston, the percentage of 10th-graders who met or exceeded state thresholds on the 2026 standardized test declined 6 percentage points in English and science and three points in math, year over year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
From 1932 through 1939, the lab’s overall staff shot up from ten to sixty, but the number of Rad Lab personnel paid out of state funds never exceeded ten.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
