beating

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Before the deal was announced, McCormick reported first-quarter adjusted earnings of 66 cents a share, beating analyst expectations, as net sales rose 17% from a year ago.

From Barron's

“It’s almost like it has a life of its own now, beating its own path,” says Burden.

From Los Angeles Times

As part of their preparations Japan face England on Tuesday in a friendly after beating Scotland 1-0, while the Three Lions played out a 1-1 stalemate against Uruguay on Friday.

From BBC

Nonetheless, after the beating stocks have taken, suddenly 7000 on the S&P 500 sounds aspirational rather than merely adequate.

From Barron's

From behind the cottage, the crimson woods began pulsing like a beating heart.

From Literature