beaten

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The ruling communist party’s Politburo, China’s top decision-making body, said this week that key economic indicators had beaten expectations at the start of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Citi Research analyst Geoff Meacham noted that Jardiance got a lift from $250 million in one-time benefits outside the U.S., “but nonetheless still would have beaten consensus otherwise.”

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Companies that haven’t beaten earnings estimates—and raised their outlooks—have “gotten slaughtered in this market,” says Nancy Tengler, CEO and CIO at Laffer Tengler Investments.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

It will also let them take the "risk" of playing venues "off the beaten track", Mandolin player Alasdair Taylor says.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

We are not beaten, for as soldiers we are better and more experienced; we are simply crushed and driven back by overwhelming superior forces.

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