beat
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After earnings that beat expectations for the third time this year, investor attention will turn to December’s strategy update, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
They most recently beat Fiji and Argentina and now face Australia, Japan, New Zealand and a Nations Championship play-off on successive weekends through November.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Then drums started to beat and the singing of traditional songs began.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
A few other primaries even yielded sore losers; in Texas, Rep. Jasmine Crockett has refused to campaign with fellow Democrat James Talarico after he beat her.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
It’s got this amazing gentle rhythm, and I find myself nodding to the beat as it plays.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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That snapped a five-quarter streak of top-line beats.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
PayPal beats third-quarter profit estimates and CEO Enrique Lores says the company is ‘making progress’ with its business turnaround.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
“But it really beats me, honestly. We were in the car ride on the way back from the gym and I said to Billy, ‘We will give you some time to shower.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Arrhythmias occur when the heart beats too quickly, too slowly, or irregularly.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
I counted the beats, a total of fifty-five, for thirty seconds.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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So when it became clear that Mercedes would start this season with the best car, it was his team-mate George Russell, who had comfortably beaten him in 2025, who was favourite for the championship.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Corona Centennial could have beaten Santa Margarita and Mater Dei during the regular season if Jaden Walk-Green was available to kick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
In a 2013 interview, Cárdenas said he believed he had beaten Salinas by four percentage points although he said he had no evidence to support his claim.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Former world number one Venus Williams lost her 16th singles match in a row as she was beaten by an opponent 28 years younger at the Guangzhou Open.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Maybe, beaten down as he already was and ready to grab on to the thinnest lifeline of hope, he just thought, Do as you're told.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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That compared with all companies beating profits in the previous three months, and more than 80 percent topping on sales.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Known as the “Hippie Car,” the sleek, long-tailed Porsche 917LH stunned the racing world in 1970 by beating juggernaut Ferrari at the famed Le Mans race in France.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Herbert is taking a beating, just as he did last season, and he looks far less confident than he has in years past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Net sales jumped to 14.44 billion euros, up 14% at constant foreign-exchange rates and beating analysts’ expectations of 13.25 billion euros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The cold water felt good on such a warm day, with the sun beating through his T-shirt.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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