overtook

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Earlier this year, it overtook US superstore giant Walmart to become the world's largest company, by annual sales.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The meta-reality and meta-commentary of the broadcast encroached on and eventually overtook the game on the field.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Cameron Young, who was eight back of McIlroy to start the day, overtook the grand slam winner late in the day.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Indianapolis-based Lilly overtook Denmark’s Novo Nordisk with the shots by emphasizing studies showing Lilly’s medicines helped people lose more weight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

On his refusal to do this had his life depended, and John’s secret heart had flourished in its wickedness until the day his sin first overtook him.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin