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overtake

[oh-ver-teyk] / ˌoʊ vərˈteɪk /


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Now, Pogacar is in prime position to overtake all of them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Aimée thinks that Millennials in particular have so much nostalgia for catalogs because they were the generation that witnessed e-commerce overtake mail order.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

But the overtake mode then passes to the car that has just been overtaken as long as it stays within one second, so it then has an energy advantage.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

Climate scientists interviewed by AFP have said 2027 was likely to overtake 2024 as the hottest year on record.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

They are making the pace, they overtake us continually.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

I do not think Qualcomm overtakes Nvidia on raw AI performance — but it does not have to.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

Last year's 78-lap race had just four overtakes in total.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

Even when they’re ahead of his pace, they know it’s only a matter of time until the American overtakes them and leaves them in the dust.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 21, 2026

He overtakes two of his compatriots who have won eight golds at Winter Olympics -- former cross-country skiers Marit Bjoergen and Bjoern Daehlie, and former biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen.

From Barron's Feb. 15, 2026

Tension overtakes the room like a heavy mist, with Jupiter as the fogdog.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

Taylor, 20, is also from Burgess Hill and was riding his legal motorbike to work one day when he overtook two bikes as they pulled out from a junction.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

That Ishbia needed a bailout didn’t surprise some critics of the company, which overtook rival Rocket Mortgage as the largest mortgage lender by dollar volume by cultivating a network of brokers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Max Muncy overtook Ron Cey for second place on the team’s career home run list.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

Last term, when there were both more cases and more referrals to the full court, the appeals to the shadow docket finally overtook those to the merits docket.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

On his refusal to do this had his life depended, and John’s secret heart had flourished in its wickedness until the day his sin first overtook him.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

Several years ago he became increasingly frustrated with the professionalism that has overtaken the larger Southland high schools — he has been outspoken against the constant stream of transfers — so he had an idea.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

Parents who have watched their children cycle through different hobbies, whether it’s crafting friendship bracelets or concocting homemade slime, will recognize the single-minded fervor that has overtaken the students of Class 203.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Messi could have overtaken the Real Madrid forward with a hat-trick in the World Cup final on Sunday.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Ten years after the fall of Troy, Odysseus still hasn’t returned home to Ithaca, and his kingdom has been overtaken by suitors crudely courting his wife’s hand.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

One story might serve as the tragic symbol of the fate of the birds — a fate that has already overtaken some species, and that threatens all.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

The couple's car collided with an oncoming truck while overtaking another vehicle on Monday afternoon, said Nicolas Leclainche, the deputy public prosecutor in Niort in the Deux-Sevres department.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Nvidia, as the chipmaker at the center of the AI boom, had held the No. 1 spot for over a year after overtaking Apple in May 2025.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

“This isn’t about Huawei overtaking the U.S. on a hairpin turn,” said Qingyuan Lin, a semiconductor analyst at Bernstein.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The sector now makes up 30 percent of all Mexican products shipped to the United States, overtaking the automotive industry as the largest component of exports.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

She shook her arms and her head, trying to clear the thickness that was overtaking her.

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper




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