as in gotten
to achieve a victory over
you'll do her down at cards, but she'll probably win at croquet
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They had been pegged as the NFC team to beat and predicted to make the postseason and Super Bowl.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024 -
Tyler Huntley was good enough to beat the reeling Browns on Sunday, and Miami is now 2-3 without Tua this season.—
Josh Kendall,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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Only one musician manages to beat Charli, as well as Eilish and every other star who lands on the Hot Dance/Pop Songs chart as Americans get their first look at the exciting new tally.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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According to the city’s Office of Chief Medical Examiner, Forrest, 64, was beaten to death, suffering blunt impact injuries of the head and torso.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Lunar Owls overcame a six-point deficit and ended up winning the league’s first game 84-80 after Diggins-Smith hit a game-ending 3-pointer.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Both quarterbacks, roommates at the Manning Passing Academy, overcame difficult, and certainly shocking, defeats on their way to leading Ohio State and Notre Dame, respectively, to Monday’s CFP national championship game in Atlanta.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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