Example Sentences

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With less than 20 S&P 500 companies left to report first-quarter results, nearly 90% have beaten earnings-per-share estimates, while just over 80% have surpassed sales expectations.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Only nine have beaten the S&P 500’s returns from their first-day closing price.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Sinner has won 36 of his 38 matches this season - only Djokovic in the Australian Open semi-finals and Czech world number 16 Jakub Mensik in the Doha quarter-finals have beaten him.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The Chargers have beaten the Jets five times in a row, true, but those games were played over the past 14 seasons so those lopsided numbers aren’t relevant to this matchup.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Taking their seats, they felt lucky to have beaten the mob that would follow once everyone learned about the Martian invasion.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow