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Figures for 2026 are on track to surpass last year’s record, with roughly two confirmed events recorded each week since January.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

But the longer you live, the more likely you will surpass the amount you would receive upon claiming early.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

Zinedine Zidane and Michel Platini are widely regarded as the two greatest France players of all time, but French football expert Julien Laurens believes Mbappe will surpass them.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Burnham will need to show that he has the support of 81 of Labour's 402 MPs to become a formal candidate, a tally that he is expected to surpass easily.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

When they weren’t busy ignoring me at practice, they put a lot of effort into scouting for other talented fencers with the hope that they would surpass me in the rankings.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

As the death toll of Venezuela's twin earthquakes surpasses 2,600, officials face the challenge of not only recovering victims, but identifying them.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

Finance chief Tim McHugh’s pay outpaces that of many CEOs and surpasses the Tesla CFO’s $139 million pay package in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

McHugh’s pay at Welltower, a real-estate investment trust focused on rental housing for seniors, surpasses the $139 million compensation package received by Tesla’s Vaibhav Taneja in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

The claim that more than 80% of the more than 11,000 claims of abuse could be fraudulent has drawn skepticism among some victims and attorneys, who say the number far surpasses what anyone had expected.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

The organization surpasses itself in that kind of thing.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

Government officials say the death toll has surpassed 5,300, though estimates of the number still missing could be as high as 50,000.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

By the end of 2020, Tesla’s market cap surpassed all global automakers, boosting the company into the ranks of tech giants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

The basket’s relative strength index surpassed the 70 level indicating overbought conditions at the end of May, peaking at 74.88, according to Goldman data.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

YouTube surpassed Netflix in average daily viewing time in 2025, according to research firm Digital i, cited by TechCrunch.

From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026

Adams’s partner in the dance was Abigail, whose political instincts rivaled Madison’s legendary skills and whose knowledge of her husband’s emotional makeup surpassed all competitors.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Dangote plans to more than double the refining capacity of its Nigerian operations from 650,000 bpd to 1.4 million bpd -- making it the largest refinery globally, surpassing India's Jamnagar Refinery.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Michigan has emerged as one of the hardest-hit states, with the number of cases surpassing 4,000 as of Thursday, according to its health department.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

Minnesota Lynx’s Cheryl Reeve became the WNBA’s all-time winningest coach Wednesday, earning her 380th victory and surpassing close friend and colleague Mike Thibault.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

On Wednesday, it celebrated surpassing that target, with $121 billion in pledges so far.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

Apollo had revived the fainting Hector and breathed into him surpassing power.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton