overtaken

Example Sentences

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The only good news is that the Senate has yet to release its farm bill draft, so maybe this exercise gets overtaken by more pressing events.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

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

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

However, another family which has been waiting months or years in a temporary home for permanent accommodation may see people moving into that flat and feel they have been overtaken.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

One story might serve as the tragic symbol of the fate of the birds — a fate that has already overtaken some species, and that threatens all.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson