overtaken

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Though Hong Kong has overtaken Switzerland as the number one in cross-border wealth management, rather than enter panic mode, Swiss banks seem unruffled -- feeling it bolsters the case against looming tighter banking regulations.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Only for the advantage to then pass to the car that has just been overtaken, when it gets overtake mode.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The European Central Bank on Tuesday said that gold has overtaken U.S.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Drones have overtaken more-traditional threats such as antitank missiles, Israeli officials say, and are now the leading cause of battlefield deaths.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

What might happen to the unfettered give-and-take among scientific colleagues if they were turned into rivals when the search for truth was overtaken by the race for commercial advantage?

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik