beat it
Example Sentences
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Bessent and Takaichi jointly worry about a wobbly yen, which brushed the psychological barrier of 160 to the dollar on April 30, before official intervention beat it back to about 158.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
“He didn’t beat the security plan the night of the dinner. He beat it the day he made the reservation,” said Jason Pack, a former FBI official.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Teams who were being pressed by opposition forwards at goal-kicks are now playing long, to beat it.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025
Gold could get close to $5000 per ounce in 2026 and beat it in 2027, predicts Deutsche Bank.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 26, 2025
In the syncopation in the third measure, the longest note doesn't even begin on a beat; it begins half-way through the third beat.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
