trumped

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But German economist Joachim Klement has trumped Paul with a complex forecast model which has kept a 100% record of predicting the World Cup winner since 2014.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

In what was a recurring theme for markets in April, enthusiasm for corporate earnings and the AI revolution trumped concerns over war, inflation and interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

“Everything that came with posting trumped my safety and well being,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

At first her hospital phobia made the idea seem impossible but "over time the desire to try and help people trumped my fear," she says.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

There were times, however, when her mother’s loyalty to Kathy trumped her issues with Islam.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers