beats (in)

Definition of beats (in)next
present tense third-person singular of beat (in)

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Verb
  • The company in January laid off about 16,000 corporate workers, after a prior round of mass job cuts in October, when roughly 14,000 roles were eliminated.
    Annie Palmer, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Meanwhile, output cuts in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates highlight the growing supply strain after the closure of Hormuz.
    Marcus Wong, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • North Korea’s often-wild rhetoric, combined with nuclear weapons development, adds further international frictions.
    Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The production has long attracted performers from across the entertainment world, and the pairing of two Dancing with the Stars alumni in leading roles adds a new dimension to its legacy of drawing audiences beyond traditional theatergoers.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Beats (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beats%20%28in%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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