as in exceeded
to be greater, better, or stronger than
a marketing firm whose innovative ad campaigns have consistently outgunned its rivals'
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The company said the Series F funding round had exceeded a $15B target, with investors including Valor Equity Partners, Stepstone Group, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Qatar Investment Authority, MGX and Baron Capital Group, along with previous investors Nvidia and Cisco Investments.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026 -
As of late 2025, cumulative shipments of the 587Ah platform have exceeded 2 GWh.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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Saturday's figures surpassed those from Friday, when 1,024 flights were cancelled.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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Jones already surpassed his win totals from the past two seasons combined.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hatch, however, eclipsed other candidates, raising a total of $56,000.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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Yet, the company remains in a holding pattern on AI deployment, its Vision Pro ambitions have been eclipsed by Meta, and the latest iPhone 17 and Air lineup offers little evidence of a new hardware super-cycle.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Marks has also topped Hot 100 Songwriters in every calendar year since the chart launched.—
Xander Zellner,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
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Prepare to dazzle the crowd with this recipe that's loaded with cheese and topped with breadcrumbs.—
Krissy Tiglias,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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They’re outmatched by the size of the hundreds of superheroes that are in every town across the country, who have been given authority over the police.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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Memphis lost to a UAB team that had just fired its head coach, Nebraska was blown out by Minnesota, and USC was clearly outmatched against Notre Dame.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Oct. 2025
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Alabama was outclassed one week after an impressive road win over Oklahoma, managing just 151 yards before the meaningless final minutes of this blowout.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Jan. 2026
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Alabama was outclassed one week after an impressive road win over Oklahoma, managing just 151 yards before the meaningless final minutes of the Tide’s biggest blowout loss since September 1998.—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
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