overtook

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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

Along with such franchise tropes as face-huggers and rampaging xenomorphs, ship design was the key area where homage overtook the series’ emphasis on new locations, lifeforms and themes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 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

BYD, which overtook Tesla as the world's largest seller of electric vehicles last year and is expanding aggressively overseas, is at the centre of this shift in focus.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Quickly he overtook his rival and with a single thrust of his shoulders overturned him.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell