Example Sentences

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For the second quarter coming into Tuesday, the chip fund was beating the software ETF by 48.8 percentage points.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

He said elsewhere that his heart was beating at 60%.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

He said they’d been recommending a “stay-home investment strategy since 2010” and this year started to acknowledge that “go global” was beating the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 8, 2025

The sun was beating down, and the air was dusty.

From Slate • Sep. 19, 2025

My heart was beating almost loudly enough for someone to hear.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English