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as in surpassed
to go beyond the limit of
by resorting to corporal punishment, the teacher had clearly exceeded his authority
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as in eclipsed
to be greater, better, or stronger than
her knowledge of French wines exceeds that of anyone else I know
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Fast-forward two decades later, and the FAA has just barely exceeded its yearly goal of hiring 1,800 traffic controllers by 2024.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Researchers found that visual speed warnings were activated in 70% of vehicles, but in systems that gave an audible warning when the driver exceeded the speed limit were only switched on in 14% of the vehicles observed.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Although the construction sector added 25,000 jobs last month (a pace that exceeded pre-pandemic averages), the manufacturing sector, which employs close to 13 million people, downshifted very slightly and logged a loss of 7,000 jobs.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
This development in durability, accuracy, and power of sniper rifles around 2010 surpassed anything used even ten years prior and far exceeded those of World War II sniper rifles.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
But Clark certainly exceeded those expectations in her rookie year.
—David Close, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Nearly half of these new luxury stores opened in high-end malls, and almost a third of new leases exceeded 4,000 square feet.
—Naveen Jaggi, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The Archdiocese moved to reorganize, as the claims for financial compensation exceeded its means.
—Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Researchers found that visual speed warnings were activated in 70% of vehicles, but in systems that gave an audible warning when the driver exceeded the speed limit were only switched on in 14% of the vehicles observed.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Although the construction sector added 25,000 jobs last month (a pace that exceeded pre-pandemic averages), the manufacturing sector, which employs close to 13 million people, downshifted very slightly and logged a loss of 7,000 jobs.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
This development in durability, accuracy, and power of sniper rifles around 2010 surpassed anything used even ten years prior and far exceeded those of World War II sniper rifles.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
But Clark certainly exceeded those expectations in her rookie year.
—David Close, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Nearly half of these new luxury stores opened in high-end malls, and almost a third of new leases exceeded 4,000 square feet.
—Naveen Jaggi, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The Archdiocese moved to reorganize, as the claims for financial compensation exceeded its means.
—Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024
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