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beat

[beet] / bit /






NOUN
journalist's area of responsibility
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
NOUN
piece of news reported before rivals
Synonyms






VERB
mix
Synonyms


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The movie’s narrative turns are so self-contained that you could know every beat of the film and still be flabbergasted by how it all unfolds.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Austin Reaves and Walker Kessler combine to shoot 20 of 27 from the field for 50 points as the Lakers rally to beat the Clippers and improve to 2-0.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Miller, who is originally from Pontprennau in Cardiff, narrowly beat Tate McRae and her single Housewife to claim the top spot on the UK Number 1 on Friday, according to the Official Charts Company.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Not notably charismatic or proficient in English, Mr. Eisenkot doesn’t try to beat Mr. Netanyahu at his own game.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

But I never beat him at running, even though I got closer, so it was fair.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

It is an old adage in baseball that good pitching beats good hitting—which is especially true in October, when fastball velocities climb and aces reign.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

"Clear earnings beats and constructive corporate updates are helping to ease some of the AI anxiety that has surfaced in recent sessions," Tim Waterer of KCM Trade said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Cardiac filling refers to how much blood enters the heart between beats, while stroke volume describes the amount of blood pumped out with each contraction.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Users of the model have praised it online, saying it beats even the most advanced AI tools out of OpenAI on common tasks for AI tools like computer software coding.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Again, some of the long notes begin half-way between the beats, or "on the up-beat."

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

Smith had beaten the fearsome puncher Matias by standing and trading, but Puello posed a different challenge - a slick southpaw relying on movement and counter-punching.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Earnings from Facebook-parent Meta and chip equipment maker Lam Research this week have beaten forecasts but seen their shares dive.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

United were beaten 4-1 by Como and, following the match, Fernandes criticised his manager Michael Carrick's tactics.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

StoneX analyst Daniel Kurnos says the e-commerce and auction platform has beaten expectations for five straight quarters and could do it again.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

She’d proven herself in the tunnels under Rome, beaten a whole series of challenges with only her wits.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

A company beating earnings expectations by 36% and revenue expectations by 15% would usually see a post-results bump.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

But regardless of the reason, the upshot was that even as the market-cap weighted S&P 500 fell sharply, the majority of equities within it rose, with the advancers beating decliners by 173.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

United have not won in their past seven games since beating Champions League minnows Sabah.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Procter & Gamble’s first-quarter revenue rose 4% to $23.28 billion, beating analysts’ expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Maybe it’s another one of your many talents to add to pie baking, fancy writing, and beating boys at footraces.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan


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