be beaten
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And in even simpler games, they are now unplayable: A computer that’s given the opening move in a game of Connect Four cannot be beaten or even tied.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Forecasts suggest that this record is likely to be beaten as early as next week, with some showing the potential for a sixth heatwave to develop.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
At Euro 2012, Laurent Blanc achieved a slight improvement by reaching the quarter-finals only for Les Bleus to be beaten by eventual winners Spain.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
While 99.65% of the users playing the BBC's new predictor game backed them to lose against Spain, 'only' 83% thought they would be beaten by Uruguay too.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Mr. Rice was furious, but we children figured that the mainland schools were too embarrassed to be beaten out by islanders and so made up a rule to save their faces.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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