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surpass

[ser-pas, -pahs] / sərˈpæs, -ˈpɑs /


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But investors have left less room for error — even for companies whose results surpass Wall Street’s estimates.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

In 2024, James Anderson said Brook could surpass Root as England's highest Test run-scorer.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The German logistics company upgraded its outlook for 2026, now expecting earnings before interest and taxes to surpass $7.86 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

AGI matches or exceeds human abilities across a specific cognitive task, according to the bank, whereas superintelligence would surpass human performance across every intellectual domain.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

The visit rekindled his concern that in the quest to surpass the Paris exposition Burnham and his architects had lost sight of what a world’s fair ought to be.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

According to the team, this approach delivers performance that surpasses existing types of spectrometers in several key areas, including designs based on light dispersion, Fourier transforms, and computational reconstruction.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Still seeking the eighth world title that would mean he surpasses former rival Stephen Hendry, O'Sullivan has said he would prefer to retire rather than ever enter qualifying events.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

While the total was down from the previous year’s record high of 95 entanglements, California still surpasses all other U.S. states in the number of cases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

His WAR surpasses Ohtani’s total of 6.8 as a hitter and pitcher combined.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

But it doesn't feel great when your younger sibling surpasses you.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

The 13th try - scored by Lewis who broke through two weak tackles - ensured England surpassed Samoa's 74-point winning margin against the French.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The threshold of annual recurring revenue that Canadian cybersecurity startup 1Password has now surpassed, up from $400 million in November 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Perseverance has now surpassed both of those distances.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

The September reading was the highest in almost a year, the ONS said, and surpassed analysts' consensus forecast of 3.4 percent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Over the years there was a revolving batch of students who taught me, and then, as my skills surpassed theirs, my student teachers played with me.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

But in terms of student achievement, Asian students have performed more like white students, frequently surpassing white students academically.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

This has led to steady gains in the SPY-to-DIA ratio in recent years, with the ratio even surpassing the highs seen during the dot-com period of the late 1990s.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 18, 2026

With both scientific instruments meeting or surpassing their expected performance, Roman has cleared another important milestone in its preparation for routine observations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

September CPI rose 3.7% from a year earlier, accelerating from August’s 3.4% and surpassing consensus estimates for a 3.6% increase in a Wall Street Journal survey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

"If so, it is a ruse of surpassing cleverness," said Varys.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin


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