overtake

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

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

Cars have ended up tied together for several laps because the car behind passes the one in front with help from the overtake mode.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

It’s matching our pace—which means we can’t slow down, not for an instant, because if we do, it will overtake us.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 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

Mikey: Plenty more overtakes, looks like we're on for a more exciting season.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 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

It’s the last one, though, that overtakes you.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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

The $14.7-million repainting of the Reflecting Pool became particularly controversial last month after algae overtook the renovated pool and the new paint appeared to peel off.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Michael also overtook Oppenheimer despite Noan's film benefitting from the viral "Barbenheimer" phenomenon in the summer of 2023.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

On Monday, it briefly overtook rival Samsung Electronics as South Korea's most valuable listed company by market capitalization.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

His run was more aggressive, a cheetah rather than a gazelle, and he quickly overtook them.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

While Three Lions does get played inside the stadium at full-time, it is Wonderwall by Oasis which has overtaken it as the anthem to unite players and fans.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

The room is overtaken with projections, scenes of bustling New York traffic paired with bachelor-pad-like guitar riffs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Memory-chip maker SK Hynix 000660 5.61%increase; up pointing triangle has overtaken Samsung 005930 -0.14%decrease; down pointing triangle Electronics to become South Korea’s most valuable company amid the artificial-intelligence-driven chip boom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

SpaceX has only been public for a few days, and already it has overtaken Amazon in the rankings of the largest stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

Adah’s weak side was overtaken by convulsive trembling, and Rachel seemed to be in a trance.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Earlier this week, Kim vowed to strengthen his military “with a goal of overtaking the world” and oversaw the test of tactical missiles and an upgraded rocket launcher that puts South Korea within range.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

By January 2021, the tech mogul had risen to become the world's richest person, briefly overtaking Jeff Bezos.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

This delayed overtaking of Pratt by Raman was largely expected, because California’s vote-by-mail system accepts ballots postmarked on or before Election Day and received within seven days of the election.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

Billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer is in third place in the current ballot tally, and the odds of him overtaking Hilton appear increasingly unlikely.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

Just as I slowed up to avoid overtaking him he stopped and began frowning into the windows of a jewelry store.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald