beaten

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The monthly version has beaten buy-and-hold in historical backtests.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

The law office of John Burris, an Oakland-based attorney who represented Rodney King after he was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers in 1991, has taken on damages clients in Minnesota.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Celtic have won this competition 42 times, more than any other club, but were beaten in last year's final by Aberdeen.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Northwestern, which has its own scoring sensation, Madison Taylor, and is playing on its home turf, is the only school to have beaten the Tar Heels during Humphrey’s young career.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The crew staggered like dead men, utterly beaten from their labors, trying to pitch tents so they could crawl in to sleep.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong