beaten

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Thirteen billion dollars, beaten by a lint trap.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Northwestern, which has its own scoring sensation, Madison Taylor, and is playing on its home turf, is the only school to have beaten the Tar Heels during Humphrey’s young career.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

But actual earnings have then beaten guidance by 50%.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Middlesbrough, beaten by Southampton in the semi-final, have been reinstated and will now play Hull City for a place in the Premier League.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

As he took the elevator down to the ground floor, he reflected that he’d saved thousands of schoolchildren, he’d beaten Herod Sayle, and he hadn’t been killed or even badly hurt.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz