Example Sentences

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If Needham's estimates are correct, FIFA's average $3.9bn annual revenue now exceeds the World Health Organisation budget and is around the same as the UN's core budget.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The fine is the largest ever imposed on a single company in South Korea and far exceeds penalties levied previously for data breaches at other companies such as SK Telecom and KT.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Since this amount exceeds the $19,000 annual gift-tax exclusion, will I need to report it to the Internal Revenue Service?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The projected market value north of $14 billion far exceeds any other public debut so far this year.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

We know this because the set of possible people allowed by our DNA so massively exceeds the set of actual people.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker