beaten
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Smith had beaten the fearsome puncher Matias by standing and trading, but Puello posed a different challenge - a slick southpaw relying on movement and counter-punching.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Earnings from Facebook-parent Meta and chip equipment maker Lam Research this week have beaten forecasts but seen their shares dive.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
In the opening match, against Pakistan, dropped catches and poor strokes left them well beaten in a contest they could have won.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
They were heavily beaten in the first Test in Durban and when 40-4 and 110-6 in their first innings of this Test, there appeared only one winner in this series.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
I remembered the words of Sancho Panza: An adventuring knight is someone who’s beaten and then finds himself emperor.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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