Example Sentences

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Together, the three outsiders are besting a half dozen governors and senators alike.

From MSNBC • Aug. 17, 2015

So, while they may have more songs that have reached the top one hundred in the country, plenty of other acts are besting them in the upper regions of the charts.

From Forbes • Jan. 9, 2015

Amazon, NetSuite, SalesForce and others are besting Oracle in the cloud, Rymer said.

From Los Angeles Times