beaten

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Littler came close to becoming world champion at the first attempt in 2024, but was beaten by Luke Humphries in the final.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Oral Wegovy may have beaten Foundayo to the shelves, too, but Lilly figured out how to distinguish its pill another way.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

No. 1 St. John Bosco, No. 4 Corona and No. 6 Huntington Beach were all beaten in first-round games.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

“Trouble could come eventually, but right now, a beaten down industry is on the cusp of potentially two years of earnings growth,” Raymond James analyst Chris Meekins said in a note.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

But when she rounded the corner, she saw that someone else had beaten her to it.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat