exceed
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In all, L3Harris expects its top line to grow to $27 billion in 2028, representing an organic compound annual growth rate of 8%, a target that Wall Street analysts expect the company to exceed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Those results all lend credence to Microsoft’s commentary that “customer demand for AI and cloud services continues to exceed available capacity,” Lee said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
He directed the agency to notify employers backpay may be owed to H-2A workers and U.S. farmworkers if the new applicable rates exceed what they were paid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The company apologised for the delays in releasing official updates on the highly anticipated title, but vowed to "exceed" fans' expectations in a special preview airing on Netflix this week.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
I saw two extraordinary novelties, grandeur competing with splendor and the populace striving to exceed their city.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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“The Dodgers have the highest revenue in baseball, and it significantly exceeds the team’s obligations to its players,” the statement said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Something else to consider: That $1 trillion in unpaid obligations exceeds the $750 billion in U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Officials have told the BBC that they believe the scale of Wednesday's disaster exceeds last year's floods.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The passion of some far exceeds the rest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Whereas chiefdoms’ populations range from a few thousand to a few tens of thousands, the populations of most modern states exceed one million, and China’s exceeds one billion.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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The number of people missing in the catastrophic flood that sliced through the border area between Nepal and Tibet exceeded 3,000 on Sunday, as rescuers searched for survivors.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Revenue fell 15% to 25.67 billion yuan, though it slightly exceeded the 25.17 billion yuan market expectation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The 2023-24 school year marked the first time the transfers exceeded 17,000 with 17,068.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Multiple temperature records have been broken with five widespread heatwaves and four consecutive months where the temperature has exceeded 35C.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
His valve was executing several maneuvers that exceeded in originality and violence anything it had done before.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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"With clean-up costs at sites such as Kidlington far exceeding these sums, and enforcement still lagging, the taxpayer continues to foot the bill," the Liberal Dem peer said.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
California law caps pedal-assisted e-bikes at 28 mph and throttle models at 20 mph, but Amazon had continued selling bikes capable of exceeding 40 mph despite the risks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
During a hearing last week, a lawyer for the states said they are seeking around $200 billion -- not penalties exceeding $1 trillion, as Meta had claimed in a court filing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Federal law bars gun possession by people who are convicted of crimes that are punishable for a term exceeding one year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
With a rocket this size, I thought perhaps we were exceeding the critical dimensions of zincoshine.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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