bested

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Nigel Farage’s upstart Reform UK Party bested both the Labour and Conservative parties and gained more than 1,400 new seats.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Bolstering Netflix’s coffers is a $2.8 billion breakup fee it collected after Paramount Skydance bested the streaming service’s accepted bid for WBD.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

She even bested her husband, who competed this season as Stingray and was cast out in Episode 10.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Other currencies with solid safe haven features have been bested.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Tormund had once thought to make himself the King- Beyond-the-Wall, before Mance had bested him.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin