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The jewel stayed with his son and successor, Duleep Singh, until the British Empire overtook Punjab a decade later.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026 -
Usually in the top 10, the Chicago region overtook New York City last year for the unheralded title.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The old model of government procurement is being outpaced by adversaries who move at the speed of commercial technology.—
Pat Ryan,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The company exodus, however, has been outpaced by the number of businesses moving into the state, which is home to almost 400 billion-dollar startups, according to CB Insights.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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And those efforts have only accelerated, especially since the debut of generative AI chatbots in 2022 and recent advances in agentic AI.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The three ports also have accelerated their alternative fuels bunkering capabilities over the past three years.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Reuters noted that earlier this month, robots in Beijing outran human runners in a half-marathon race.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Humanoid robots outran the fastest human competitors while surpassing the human world record during a half-marathon event held in Beijing on April 19.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
20 Apr. 2026
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Wagner outstripped her fundraising, bringing in $182,000, but ended the period with less than $120,000 left in his account.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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On Wednesday, the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released data through February showing that the reduction in Arizona has far outstripped other states.—
Nicole Santa Cruz,
ProPublica,
8 Apr. 2026
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Sanders caught up with Venable on his first visit to Petco Park as a manager (here).—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Netflix’s big comedy bet might be the Dan Levy–Rachel Sennott co-creation Big Mistakes; the biting, farcical series about adult siblings who get caught up in the drug business plays like Weeds crossed with The Other Two.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
2 May 2026
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The last time a horse swept all three races was in 2018, when Justify galloped his way into the history books as the 13th Triple Crown winner.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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On arrival, the owner’s free-roaming white horse, Artemis, galloped up to them for a nuzzle unprompted, as if welcoming them in.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Outside, flames streaked across the darkness.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Durant blocked Kennard's shot on the first possession of Game 2, but then got in early foul trouble while the Lakers again streaked to a large first-half lead.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Arrowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrowed. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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