as in to exceed
to go beyond the limit of the demand for power outreached the utility's ability to supply it

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  • Starbucks expects the total value of its China retail business to exceed $13 billion, including the value of licenses, according to the statement.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Australia’s hypersonic ambition Hypersonic flight, defined as speeds exceeding Mach 5, has become one of the most strategically important frontiers in aerospace and defense.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
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  • And the 39-point advantage goes down as the Heat’s biggest halftime lead in franchise history, surpassing a 34-point halftime lead against the Portland Trail Blazers on March 29, 2024.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
  • At the beginning of summer, for the first time in months, my daily step count surpassed a mile.
    Lucinda Rosenfeld, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Outreach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outreach. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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