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overtook

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As she overtook her challenger, there was cheering at her campaign headquarters and chants of "victory".

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Russell overtook Hamilton on lap 14 and stayed ahead until the pit stops, but the seven-time champion came back at Russell in the second stint and was on his tail with 20 laps to go.

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At least 16 people died during Milton, millions are still without power and thousands had to be rescued by first responders as water overtook homes.

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He was about to reach his destination in Patna when a car overtook him at a busy intersection.

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Always Dreaming faded down the stretch, where Cloud Computing overtook second-favorite Classic Empire to win the 142nd Preakness States on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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