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The head of Germany's Isar Aerospace voiced hope Tuesday that the company could one day overtake Elon Musk's SpaceX to become the world's premier space launch company.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

The automaker has been poised to overtake General Motors in U.S. sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The press secretary recalled the perception in 2016 was that China would soon overtake the United States.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The inclusion of a sprint event in Monaco will inevitably raise eyebrows, given it is almost impossible to overtake around the historic street circuit.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

‘The death from which ye flee will truly overtake you,’ the Koran says.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Statistics show that the years of refuelling from 1994-2009 had the least amount of on-track overtakes in history.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 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

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

China overtook Japan as the world’s top auto exporter in 2023 by shipping inexpensive cars to Russia after Western producers pulled out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

South African Schoeman, then 25, was vying for the lead with Jonny Brownlee on the final run leg and overtook the dehydrated and exhausted Briton with 700m to go in Cozumel, Mexico.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

There was a sense of freedom that overtook some of his angry feelings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Saint-Etienne were, until Paris St-Germain overtook them in the past decade, the most-decorated club in France with 10 league titles in 25 seasons from 1956-57 to 1980-81.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

On his refusal to do this had his life depended, and John’s secret heart had flourished in its wickedness until the day his sin first overtook him.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

But in recent years, its leading position in the business of bankruptcy has been overtaken by larger competitors and an industrywide shift toward restructurings driven by private-equity-owned companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

"If fitness has overtaken your daily joy sources, then it's likely a problem has developed," she added.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

And after that, the wheels came off for the Australian, and he was overtaken by the end of the year not only by Norris, but also by Verstappen.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Several years ago he became increasingly frustrated with the professionalism that has overtaken the larger Southland high schools — he has been outspoken against the constant stream of transfers — so he had an idea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

Not one of the eight drivers I had left at Don's Cabin had overtaken me.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

The revenue surge was enabled by the release of GPT-5.6 Sol and ChatGPT Work and led to enterprise revenue overtaking consumer sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Musk has spent the majority of the past five years in the top position since first overtaking Bezos in 2021.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Although mostly single carriageway with few overtaking lanes, it is a vital artery of the Northern Ireland road network and has more than 200 side roads connecting to it.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Based on his observations thus far, Spasojevic believes the burros could play an important role in the local ecosystem by grazing on non-native grasses and preventing them from overtaking native plants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

But as she sat there amid her guests, she felt the old ennui overtaking her, the hopelessness which so often assailed her, which came upon her like an obsession, like something extraneous, independent of volition.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin