beat it
Example Sentences
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But over the past 15 years or so, he and other visitors switched to plastic tarps after the marmots learned how to beat it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
These funds can match the broad market and, over certain stretches, even beat it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
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
"I don't know how another show could beat it."
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
We were about to beat it too, when this dude with ratty dreads came off the court and asked us did we wanna run.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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