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eclipse

[ih-klips] / ɪˈklɪps /






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It is expected to eclipse the U.S. oil company’s output of 280,000 barrels a day by the end of this year or early next, people familiar with its operations said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

“You could end up with a ‘fast takeoff’ situation, where the models quickly acquire skills and eclipse humans across every possible domain.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Her daughter would arrive 13 days late, she wrote, “in the face of a solar eclipse and meteor shower,” which places the child’s birth date around Aug. 12.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Breaks in the cloud above the White Cliffs meant WeatherWatcher 'Selsey Bill' got a view of the partial eclipse.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

The day was bright but the tinted windows dimmed it, as if they were in the midst of a partial eclipse.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

The $22.6 billion deal far eclipses the French industrial group’s $11 billion purchase of Aveva in 2023 and its $3.1 billion agreement to acquire Cognite in June, the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Pamela Paul got hooked on total solar eclipses in 2017 and has been chasing them ever since.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Such events are sometimes informally called "Martian solar eclipses."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

While he has seen three previous eclipses "every single one is different, especially this one as it is the biggest solar eclipse to hit the UK until 2090," he added.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

They studied the movements of the moon and planets and predicted eclipses.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

On the other hand, yields on highly rated U.S. corporate bonds eclipsed 6% this week for the first time since 2023.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

But Apple’s return was eclipsed by auto parts retailer O’Reilly Automotive, up close to 5,000%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday began examining one of its top justice's ties to a jailed banker, in an unprecedented crisis that has eclipsed the country's presidential election campaign.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Both records have long-since been eclipsed, but Hoy’s influence lives on in the visual signals umpires use to indicate strikes at the plate and out and safe calls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

India’s growth was eclipsed by another Eastern civilization.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Tuesday’s mixed data, combined with inflation and trade figures released earlier this month, suggest that a K-shaped growth path is becoming further entrenched in the world’s second-largest economy, with external demand significantly eclipsing domestic demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

During the 14-year tenure of Ryan Lance, ConocoPhillips reached a market capitalization of $140 billion, eclipsing British oil giant BP.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

If the restructuring went ahead, it would be the largest in the history of the automotive industry, eclipsing the 50,000 job cuts General Motors made after it declared bankruptcy in 2009.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

The deal would set a new transfer record for an English player, eclipsing the £116m fee Manchester City agreed with Nottingham Forest for another Three Lions midfielder in Elliot Anderson earlier this summer.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

If lunged toward the shrouds, momentarily eclipsing the stunning golden light.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older




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