surpassing
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The IPO is easily the largest on record, surpassing the 2019 offering by Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant, which raised $29.4 billion.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
The database giant’s fiscal fourth-quarter revenue rose 21% year over year to $19.18 billion, surpassing the $19.10 billion FactSet consensus estimate.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Net sales rose 6% on an organic basis to $2.27 billion, surpassing Wall Street’s call for $2.17 billion.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Its Instagram account has attracted more than 22 million followers, surpassing those of both Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition National Congress Party.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
The United States now has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, dwarfing the rates of nearly every developed country, even surpassing those in highly repressive regimes like Russia, China, and Iran.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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