overtake

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On its third day as a public company, its market value is poised to overtake that of Amazon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

It won’t take much for SpaceX to overtake it.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

Climate scientists interviewed by AFP have said 2027 was likely to overtake 2024 as the hottest year on record.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Pratt took an early lead over Raman on election night, but Raman’s numbers improved steadily as mail-in ballots were counted, leading political observers to begin predicting this weekend that she would eventually overtake Pratt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

They could overtake flying fish if they were just behind them and lunging from the water at the same time and in the same direction.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel