overtaken

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Although Lilly has been a later entrant to the weight-loss drug market than Novo, it nonetheless has overtaken its competitor in recent months, as sales of Lilly’s Zepbound injection continue to pull ahead of Wegovy.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

For a moment, it seemed like streaming had finally overtaken television.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

When that relationship inverts, the market is saying something specific — that the “value of deliverability and physical security has overtaken the value of global exposure.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

State salaries — often the equivalent of $15 to $30 a month — have been completely overtaken by soaring food prices driven by scarcity and inflation.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

‘We have already overtaken some of those that we are hunting,’ he said.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien