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overtake

[oh-ver-teyk] / ˌoʊ vərˈteɪk /


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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

Rybakina is guaranteed to overtake Sabalenka if she reaches the semi-finals, while Pegula and Gauff could pounce if they win the title.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Is there a chance someone might overtake it, if only for a moment?

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

For Chinese companies trying to overtake American incumbents, releasing model weights earns trust, wins developers and makes their technology the default foundation for new applications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

If I made it a chase, he would easily overtake me.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

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

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

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

“Yes, it is beautiful to look at. Remember that when the ugliness overtakes you,” Afi told her.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper

City overtook them at the top and many believed Arsenal would be the main challengers this season after a strong summer's recruitment.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Slovenian Roglic, who rides for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, overtook Felix Gall in the standings after the Austrian came home in 25th position, 1:36 slower than his podium rival.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Plus, we examine why Big Tech’s AI spending is $3 trillion higher than it seems, and how Burger King overtook Wendy’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

The Mellower rolled the sherry around in his mouth and pronounced it quite the best he had tasted since an unfortunate accident overtook his wine cellar.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

Sales of its namesake brand peaked in 1970, the heyday of the Beetle and the Bus, before it was overtaken by Japanese rivals that proved better at adapting to evolving American tastes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 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

Lately, however, products from Chinese and European rivals have overtaken the Model Y in a number of fundamental metrics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

And there's been a further decline in the number of entries for French, which was overtaken in popularity by Spanish for the first time last year.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Baguio is home of the Philippine Military Academy and Camp John Hay, an American base that has been overtaken by the Japanese.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Russell could never break free of Verstappen but the four-time world champion was not quite able to get close enough to try an overtaking move.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Even before the race weekend began, drivers were predicting that overtaking would be next to impossible at the new Madring, and they were proved right.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

How is it that we should lay the track out when it comes to overtaking also?'

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

The pressure that was already there to rethink the layout for next year and provide a longer straight and big braking zone to allow overtaking will be significant.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

He slowed, as a large black truck sped past, overtaking them with a spray of slush.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman




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