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surpass

[ser-pas, -pahs] / sərˈpæs, -ˈpɑs /


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But it is expected to surpass even that marker.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

That put the category on track to surpass the annual record of $448 billion seen in 2025, according to a note from Matthew Bartolini, global head of research strategists at State Street Investment Management.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Memory is the big growth driver, forecast to reach $837 billion in 2026 and surpass $1 trillion in 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

According to Bloomberg, Anthropic intends to surpass the record $86.2 billion that Elon Musk's SpaceX raised in its June IPO.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

He couldn’t turn to the anvil because there was no way to surpass his father’s talent.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

Coxon considers Anthropic's efforts genuine but said he believes no company can responsibly develop an AI that surpasses humans without government intervention or a coordinated slowdown.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

According to data from Apartments.com, the average rent price in New York City is $4,197, and Williamsburg even surpasses that—the median rent price is $5,100, according to competitor platform StreetEasy.

From Slate Sep. 6, 2026

It said the board is contemplating alternative uses for manufacturing plants in the German municipalities Emden, Zwickau, Hanover and Neckarsulm as current capacity surpasses demand by over 500,000 units.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

It was declared on 15 May 2026 and surpasses the previous biggest outbreak between 2018 and 2020, which had nearly 3,500 recorded cases of whom almost 2,300 died.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Should you spy a carriage that surpasses all others, peer inside.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

It’s a field where skeptics predicted that AI wouldn’t reach the most ambitious benchmarks for years—and AI has already surpassed them.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

China's imports of tin ore and concentrates from Myanmar in the first half of 2026 have already surpassed 2025's total at nearly 40,000 metric tonnes, Beijing's customs data shows.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

But “The Odyssey” surpassed even those high expectations.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Hunt's performance surpassed American Olympic silver medallist Sha'Carri Richardson, who came third in 11.07.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

But even with the errors, the machines processed the transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic flows and trajectory analyses in a way that surpassed the upper limits of human ability.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

While surprises are always possible, Rosen predicts a major awards haul for "Widow's Bay," surpassing all competitors including the final season of the perennial favorite "Hacks."

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

The Japanese currency hit a fresh six-month high against the greenback in Asian trade Tuesday, surpassing levels seen following coordinated U.S.-Japan market intervention in July.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

She absorbed the bulk of pressure, provided the model and set the standard her younger sister spent a lifetime chasing, and eventually surpassing.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

It amounts to quite the rebuild, with the Fernandez deal taking City's spending to a Premier League record £458m for a single transfer window, surpassing Liverpool's £415m from last summer.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Hobbits have a passion for mushrooms, surpassing even the greediest likings of Big People.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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