overtake

Max Verstappen needed just 14 laps and 35 minutes to overtake 100 amateur drivers in an exhibition go-kart race at Silverstone.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Is there a chance someone might overtake it, if only for a moment?

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

For Chinese companies trying to overtake American incumbents, releasing model weights earns trust, wins developers and makes their technology the default foundation for new applications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Aimée thinks that Millennials in particular have so much nostalgia for catalogs because they were the generation that witnessed e-commerce overtake mail order.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

He turned quickly, afraid that the fear suddenly welling up in him might overtake him.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

See more: SpaceX overtakes Amazon to become fifth-largest company in the world.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

Last year's 78-lap race had just four overtakes in total.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

But when market speculation overtakes a stock’s actual fundamentals, the risks of a sharp—and painful—stock reversal become even greater.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

Even when they’re ahead of his pace, they know it’s only a matter of time until the American overtakes them and leaves them in the dust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026

The sadness overtakes you; it’s like saying you’ll get a soup and a sandwich at the end of the year, and that’s it.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

In 2021, China overtook the U.S. as the world’s top blueberry grower, and by 2025 its annual production was double what it was in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Despite her injury setback, Hodgkinson overtook Femke Broeders-Bol on the home straight for second in 1:56.26.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

The aggressive Plaskett fire overtook the Timber fire in size, and together they have blackened more than 50,000 acres.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

It used to be the other round, and last year was the first year boys overtook girls in this respect since 2018.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

The rush of the splendor drowned the rest of the words as it overtook her, overpowered her.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

But the pattern is becoming unmistakable: records that once marked the extreme edge of the UK's climate are being overtaken with remarkable speed.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Several years ago he became increasingly frustrated with the professionalism that has overtaken the larger Southland high schools — he has been outspoken against the constant stream of transfers — so he had an idea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

Lately, however, products from Chinese and European rivals have overtaken the Model Y in a number of fundamental metrics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Now it has been overtaken globally by China’s BYD—which began, duh, as a battery company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

One story might serve as the tragic symbol of the fate of the birds — a fate that has already overtaken some species, and that threatens all.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

How is it that we should lay the track out when it comes to overtaking also?'

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

He caught the Red Bull before the end of the race but as overtaking was virtually impossible on the new Madring street circuit, he was stuck in third place.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

The drivers had warned that overtaking would be almost impossible, and so it proved.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

The difficulty in overtaking is what makes this a real opportunity for Norris to take a third win of the season, even if the McLaren is not the fastest car.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

On the way home, though, his troubles came back like khefts overtaking him on silent wings.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw