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surpassing

[ser-pas-ing, -pah-sing] / sərˈpæs ɪŋ, -ˈpɑ sɪŋ /






















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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

Well into the 2020s, the Sunday-night show has retained millions of loyal viewers, even surpassing some of the ratings records it had set in previous decades.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Dell asserts its new XPS 13 offers its most accessible price ever, matching the MacBook Neo on cost and surpassing its features.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Recounted in numberless articles and books, the Maya collapse has become an ecological parable for green activists; along with Pleistocene overkill, it is a favorite cautionary tale about surpassing the limits of Nature.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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