overtaken
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“Natural gas has also overtaken oil as the primary inflation concern for European bond traders,” Danske Bank’s Jesper Fjarstedt says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Several years ago he became increasingly frustrated with the professionalism that has overtaken the larger Southland high schools — he has been outspoken against the constant stream of transfers — so he had an idea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Lately, however, products from Chinese and European rivals have overtaken the Model Y in a number of fundamental metrics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Now all of that has been overtaken by his sudden and shocking death.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
And then someone would start talking, someone else would chime in, and the quiet of the barn would gradually be overtaken by conversations like these.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
