overtake

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

Although Japan and the Netherlands are the favorites to win the group, Sweden could overtake both with a win, provided the Dutch do no better than a draw.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

On its third day as a public company, its market value is poised to overtake that of Amazon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

Once the train reached a cruising speed of eight hundred miles per hour, Citra excused herself to use the restroom, where she splashed water on her face, trying not to let exhaustion overtake her.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

By spending 19 non-consecutive weeks at the top of the UK singles chart, it overtakes the record set by American crooner Frankie Laine with his track I Believe, in 1953.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

See more: SpaceX overtakes Amazon to become fifth-largest company in the world.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

But when market speculation overtakes a stock’s actual fundamentals, the risks of a sharp—and painful—stock reversal become even greater.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 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

The smile I denied him in church overtakes my face until I’m beaming at the wall.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

At times, the music overtook the gallery, completely captivating the attention of the room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Apple’s market capitalization during Friday trading, when it briefly overtook Nvidia to become the world’s most valuable company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

This summer the 27-year-old captain overtook Olivier Giroud as France's all-time leading goalscorer, and now has 64 in 104 games.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 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

Curiosity overtook her, and she did something she would never have considered in ordinary times.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

It was overtaken by “Spider-Man: Brand New Day‘s” $360 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

The seven-time champion got ahead of Verstappen in the first pit stops - only to be overtaken again the next time around, the Dutchman making a brilliant move at Turn One that caught Hamilton napping.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Now it has been overtaken globally by China’s BYD—which began, duh, as a battery company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 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

“They have overtaken us,” Taran said in a flat voice.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

Okuda also oversaw the opening of Toyota factories abroad on the firm's way to overtaking General Motors as the world's largest automaker by vehicle sales.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 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

Asics’s has grown to 26 times, overtaking Nike’s earlier this year.

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 sank to the ground and sobbed, a storm overtaking her.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs