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beat

[beet] / bit /






NOUN
journalist's area of responsibility
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
NOUN
piece of news reported before rivals
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VERB
mix
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We’ll find out soon enough: On paper, the U.S. team should be able to beat its first two opponents, Paraguay and Australia, and slide into the knockout rounds as a favored seed.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Projections for Brazilian corn exceeded the average outlook from analysts surveyed by The Wall Street Journal by more than 2 million tons, while Argentinian soybean output beat expectations by 1.4 million tons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

They rallied from 22 points down with less than eight minutes left in regulation to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in overtime in game one of their Eastern Conference finals sweep.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The implosion of a team during the 5-0 Ashes drubbing in 2013-14, and the rebuild to regain the urn in 2015 - the last time England beat Australia.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

But I turned it into an intense quest to beat Jonah, just like Celia predicted I would.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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