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Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom jumped out to a quick lead and was besting her own world-record pace when she made the flip, with Manuel in third.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2017

It was only after he met Dworkin through a collectors Web site that he discovered who was besting him.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2012

The keen, little old man was besting and flurrying him; he was no match for this irascible invalid.

From The Scarlet Feather by Grefé, Will