Example Sentences

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Ms. Raij has been exceeding the minimum wage in her restaurants for years.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2021

The notice says the landfill has been exceeding hourly limits for sulfur oxide emissions since October 2018.

From Washington Times • Nov. 8, 2019

Instead, attendance has been exceeding 800,000 a year, and we are projecting 1 million visitors for 2019.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2019

Economic growth in both countries has been exceeding that in many of their peers.

From Reuters • May 6, 2013

My warning has been exceeding foolish, but after all if I can persuade you to leave Paris I shall have done no great harm.

From A Maker of History by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)