beat it
Example Sentences
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Bessent and Takaichi jointly worry about a wobbly yen, which brushed the psychological barrier of 160 to the dollar on April 30, before official intervention beat it back to about 158.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
"It would heal a very deep wound. The only way to beat it would be to win it this year," he told Spanish media.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
It didn’t sound great — it sounded like a demo that you’d give to a musician in hopes that they would beat it.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Gold could get close to $5000 per ounce in 2026 and beat it in 2027, predicts Deutsche Bank.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025
Being a city slicker, he’d no doubt turn tail and beat it back to Terre Haute when we started bleeding out the first hog.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
