overtake

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Pratt took an early lead over Raman on election night, but Raman’s numbers improved steadily as mail-in ballots were counted, leading political observers to begin predicting this weekend that she would eventually overtake Pratt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

But the nature of Monaco means that certain aspects of overtake mode will not be in play this weekend.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Since then, Meta’s advertising business has grown into a $200 billion a year juggernaut that is expected to overtake Google this year as the world’s largest digital-ads seller.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

The two had a second incident at Turn Eight on the same lap, where Antonelli tried to overtake on the inside but overshot the corner and lost second place to McLaren's Lando Norris.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Better yet, look at the time it takes Achilles to overtake the tortoise: 1 + 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 + ...

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife