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exceed

[ik-seed] / ɪkˈsid /


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"Awards will not normally exceed £150 for households without children and £250 for households containing children," the report adds.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

The growing popularity of these products hinges on a tantalizing hook: bond-like yield payments that may, in some cases, exceed 15% as a target.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

Coxon worried about superintelligence that could exceed human capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

"Our work suggests that the trace amounts of sucralose-6-acetate in a single, daily sucralose-sweetened drink exceed that threshold. And that's not even accounting for the amount of sucralose-6-acetate produced as metabolites after people consume sucralose."

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

They said that if I nurtured these qualities, I would achieve or even exceed my extraordinary potential, and this wasn’t just a good thing, but a great thing.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson

Yet chess hasn’t been mathematically solved, because the astronomical number of possibilities eventually exceeds the number of atoms in the universe.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 23, 2026

A steep decline in the MerQube index that exceeds 40% would breach both the coupon and maturity barriers, putting investor capital at risk of losses.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

"Despite the efforts of our supplier, our purchase price exceeds Total's retail price by several dozen cents," the stations said in a statement.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

In fact, its methanol abundance exceeds that seen in almost all known comets from our own solar system.

From Science Daily Sep. 9, 2026

We know this because the set of possible people allowed by our DNA so massively exceeds the set of actual people.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

The club would have been cleaved by a secondary access road if the unit count exceeded 2,300, the Daily Pilot reported.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2026

Marr said: "The auction has been a great experience and has exceeded all my expectations. I'd like to thank everyone who made bids and special thanks to Christie's for making it so memorable."

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

State and local officials argued that the rules exceeded the Postal Service’s authority and would have been impossible to implement so close to the Nov. 3 midterm elections.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

The district court also found that the rule exceeded USPS’s authority to issue.

From Slate Sep. 15, 2026

Strangely, Dick’s disappointment exceeded Perry’s: “Brazil! That’s where they’re building a whole new capital city. Right from scratch. Imagine getting in on the ground floor of something like that! Any fool could make a fortune.”

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

Under the administration’s new rule, the Department of Commerce will monitor importers of polysilicon products to determine whether they are exceeding past import volumes.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 23, 2026

The Lagos-based refinery, which began operations in 2024, has a capacity of 700,000 barrels per day, exceeding domestic demand in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration has said this El Niño will most likely be 'historic', exceeding the strength of previous El Niño events dating back to 1950.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

Along the French Riviera, they cite roughly 20 reported events between the 16th century and the early 2000s, including waves exceeding two meters.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

Yesterday Rain fell exceeding hard & it is black at all Hours.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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