surpass
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It’s almost hard to fathom how any other individual could surpass his wealth, barring some company-specific problem.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Within days, it is expected to surpass the 1906 record drop of 15.35 metres.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
That 10,600-mile trip will last up to 22 hours and looks set to surpass Singapore Airlines’ 19-hour Singapore-to-New York service as the world’s longest lasting direct commercial passenger flight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
A researcher for AI company Anthropic said he left the company over concerns that AI companies, including OpenAI, are “gambling with our lives” as they race ahead to improve AI that could surpass human intelligence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
His alien kin have not only prepared him to pass but to surpass.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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Companies raised $1.08 trillion across 5,566 deals over the first nine months of the year, a figure that surpasses the full-year totals reached in the past four years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Savannah Guthrie continued her calls for kidnappers to return her mother Nancy Guthrie, as the investigation into the elder Guthrie’s disappearance surpasses its six-month mark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Coxon considers Anthropic's efforts genuine but said he believes no company can responsibly develop an AI that surpasses humans without government intervention or a coordinated slowdown.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
The fee for Bouaddi surpasses the £58.9m paid by Manchester United to sign French defender Leny Yoro, also from Lille, in 2024.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
After all, if a film does well, you make a sequel—if a class surpasses everyone’s expectations, you . . . . . . dismantle it!
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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Middle East oil exports, excluding Iran, surpassed their pre-war levels last week despite attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to data from the maritime tracking firm Kpler.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Their results suggest that tectonic stresses in parts of the system have reached, and in some locations surpassed, the highest values found anywhere in the model's 1,000-year history.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
That surpassed the previous record of $35.91 billion set in June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The RAC said the average UK record price of diesel would "almost certainly" be surpassed over the weekend.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
It surpassed the most surreal accounts he’d heard of third-world law enforcement.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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Villa then turned the versatile forward into the most expensive Swiss player in history - surpassing Granit Xhaka's £38.25m move from Borussia Mönchengladbach to Arsenal 10 years ago.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
While the peak in crude after the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war is well above current levels, it’s diesel that is setting record highs, surpassing $6 on Friday.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Either way, the city is energized and on the brink of surpassing its pre-pandemic tourism numbers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The Japanese currency hit a fresh six-month high against the greenback in Asian trade Tuesday, surpassing levels seen following coordinated U.S.-Japan market intervention in July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
"If so, it is a ruse of surpassing cleverness," said Varys.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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