as in to exceed
to be greater, better, or stronger than
that actor's performance towered over all others in the film
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Additive manufacturing material consumption in the energy sector is expected to exceed USD 800 million by 2034, and nuclear is the fastest-growing segment, according to MPW.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026 -
According to the Worldpay report, consumer openness drops sharply as purchase values rise, especially once transactions exceed even $1,000, and that skepticism is understandably justified.—
Jacques Ledbetter,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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And colorectal cancer has surpassed other cancer types to become the leading cause of cancer deaths among people under 50 in the United States, as of 2023.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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The global supplement market is expected to surpass $240 billion this year, yet rates of gut disease, metabolic dysfunction, fatigue and digestive complaints continue climbing across much of the developed world.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Your frozen pizza is already topped with a nice blanket of cheese, but there's no such thing as too much!—
Lizzy Briskin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2026
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In her last game in violet, Billings put in 15 points off the bench in a close playoff loss to top seeded Minnesota.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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And markets appeared to agree, as optimism over tech prospects eclipsed geopolitical concerns.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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The town above it, Cap d'Artrutx, has a long promenade along a low cliff edge where thousands will gather to watch totality, followed by a deep, partially eclipsed sun sinking into the Mediterranean.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
2 June 2026
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Yet Hull scored 70 of their own in an intrepid season, bettering the return managed in any of the club’s previous three promotions from the Championship in 2008, 2013 and 2016.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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Maybe that is a bit of a distraction from what the end goal actually is, which is to better the supply chain.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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“Tower (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tower%20%28over%29. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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