surpasses

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That was a fourth straight weekly decline and substantially surpasses market expectations of a reduction of around 2.5 million barrels.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

A.I. surpasses people in one way: It has yet to “at least” me.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

If he does win, he might be willing to cause traffic chaos on the motorway, while it would mean he surpasses Ronnie O'Sullivan as the oldest ever world champion.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

For my generation, perhaps only Sept. 11, 2001, surpasses Jan. 28, 1986, as a day distinctly remembered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The organization surpasses itself in that kind of thing.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque