overtake

Example Sentences

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In the first half of 2025, South Korea overtook France, the birthplace of modern cosmetics, to become the world's second-largest exporter of beauty products, after the United States.

From BBC

“Things have reached such a nutty point where Caterpillar’s power and energy business has overtaken everything else the manufacturer does in terms of sales growth across all divisions,” the economist wrote.

From Barron's

Overall, vinyl sales have doubled in the last decade, and are on course to overtake CDs for the first time since the 1990s.

From BBC

It said the car appeared to have "lost control during an overtaking manoeuvre" and crashed into the stationary truck by the side of the road.

From BBC

Some believe Alphabet has the potential to overtake Nvidia by market capitalization in the coming year.

From MarketWatch