surpassing

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The Paleocadmus specimens from the Mazon Creek site in Illinois now represent the oldest known example of nautiloid soft tissue in the fossil record, surpassing the previous record by about 220 million years.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

That same week, Lancaster hit 93 degrees, surpassing its record of 87 set in 2004.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Millennials, who everyone worried would be permanently set back by the 2008-09 financial crisis, are earning solid incomes, buying homes and surpassing their parents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The listing could raise up to $75 billion, potentially surpassing Saudi oil giant Aramco’s nearly $30 billion record IPO.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The United States now has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, dwarfing the rates of nearly every developed country, even surpassing those in highly repressive regimes like Russia, China, and Iran.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander