surpass
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There is a 75 percent chance that the 2026-2030 five-year mean temperature will surpass the key threshold of 1.5C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average, the World Meteorological Organization said.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
The 2023 fifth-round draft pick is entering the final year of his rookie contract, and he is eligible for an extension that could surpass the $120-million deal the Seattle Seahawks gave receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
“Nothing in the past, or in the future, will surpass it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
The U.S. is already on pace to surpass the record-breaking 48 outbreaks and 2,200 plus cases in all of 2025.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
President Kennedy also wanted to know what needed to happen for the United States to surpass the Soviet Union in space.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
Vocabulary lists containing surpass
Grade 9, List 2
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