overtook

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Paul Mitchell, vice president of the voter data firm Political Data Inc., drew comparisons with the 2022 mayoral election, in which Bass trailed Rick Caruso on election night but gradually overtook him to win.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

That short phrase aptly describes how one U.S. state overtook hundreds of years of Iranian market power in a matter of decades.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

BYD, which overtook Tesla as the world's largest seller of electric vehicles last year and is expanding aggressively overseas, is at the centre of this shift in focus.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

That list includes China’s BYD, which recently overtook Tesla as the world’s top EV-maker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

In the afternoon Uglúk’s troop overtook the Northerners.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien