overtaken

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His mark of 12,472 has since been overtaken by Joe Root.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

However, defeat at City would mean the Blues could have overtaken them by then, as they travel to relegation-threatened Burnley on Wednesday.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Although Lilly has been a later entrant to the weight-loss drug market than Novo, it nonetheless has overtaken its competitor in recent months, as sales of Lilly’s Zepbound injection continue to pull ahead of Wegovy.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

For a moment, it seemed like streaming had finally overtaken television.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

And then someone would start talking, someone else would chime in, and the quiet of the barn would gradually be overtaken by conversations like these.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown