overtaken
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Sales of its namesake brand peaked in 1970, the heyday of the Beetle and the Bus, before it was overtaken by Japanese rivals that proved better at adapting to evolving American tastes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Lately, however, products from Chinese and European rivals have overtaken the Model Y in a number of fundamental metrics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
The court heard that as the police officers tended to the taxi driver, a motorist who had been driving behind the police car when they were both overtaken by the BMW arrived on the scene.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
It was overtaken by “Spider-Man: Brand New Day‘s” $360 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
The mother and daughters stare, overtaken by beauty.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
