overtook

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Paul Mitchell, vice president of the voter data firm Political Data Inc., drew comparisons with the 2022 mayoral election, in which Bass trailed Rick Caruso on election night but gradually overtook him to win.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

A notable milestone was quietly reached in the April construction-spending report released by the Census Bureau on Monday: Construction spending on data centers overtook public spending on transportation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

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

From BBC • May 21, 2026

That short phrase aptly describes how one U.S. state overtook hundreds of years of Iranian market power in a matter of decades.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Frightened as she was, she dared not add to the panic that overtook him on the last summer of his life.

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