be beaten
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Last year he beat Cundy at the National Track Championships, only to be beaten in turn by Cundy at the World Championships a few months later.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
And in even simpler games, they are now unplayable: A computer that’s given the opening move in a game of Connect Four cannot be beaten or even tied.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Four years later, without Cruyff, they reached the final again, only to be beaten by Argentina in extra time under a sky of Buenos Aires ticker tape.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
O'Sullivan holds the record for being the oldest world champion after his most recent success four years ago, aged 46, but that could be beaten in the next week and a half.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
It could be beaten like copper, and polished like glass; and the Dwarves could make of it a metal, light and yet harder than tempered steel.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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