exceed

Example Sentences

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That level of consumption can exceed the needs of entire small cities.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

His hitting stats along with his pitching stats have to exceed the threshold of winning a Cy Young and MVP on pitching alone?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Starting after 2031, without momentous changes, the interest rate on the entire debt will exceed the growth rate permanently, and increasingly.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The oil market was well-supplied before the Iran conflict, with the International Energy Agency estimating that global supply could exceed demand by nearly 4 million barrels per day in 2026, a record annual surplus.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

By agreement with their investors, their fund could be 25 percent net short or 50 percent net long the stock market, and the gross positions could never exceed 200 percent.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis