overtaken

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Overtaken by Furlong and Will Stuart, but there is no disgrace in that.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

Overtaken by Syriza during Greece’s 2009-2018 financial crisis, exit polls showed the socialist party garnering around 35 seats in parliament.

From Washington Times • May 21, 2023

Overtaken by curiosity, I had decided to spend a long Memorial Day weekend in California’s Central Valley to see if Elon Musk’s latest bit of dream weaving could stand up to reality.

From Slate • May 27, 2022

Overtaken by the fantastical, I nearly missed a small stenciled panda on the bottom right corner of the building, which sat quietly, munching bamboo.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2015

Overtaken, two days after, by a frightful tempest, the captain anchored in a bay among some islets of the Chinese seas, whither his vessel had been driven by the storm.

From A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas by Loviot, Fanny