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Salaries is the key word because James, Durant and Curry will have exceeded $1 billion when endorsements are included in their overall earnings.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024

"But after what he has already done, and if he gets it done Saturday, he'll not only be a worthy Triple Crown winner, he will have exceeded all possible expectations."

From Reuters • Jun. 7, 2012

If the records are made public on May 31, the wait for them will have exceeded Palin's 32-month tenure as Alaska's governor.

From Reuters • Jan. 28, 2011

By then, expenditures will have exceeded that four-year, taxpayer-supported budget by about $15 million, with philanthropies making up most of the difference.

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2010

Within two years it will have exceeded five billion dollars.

From Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace by Maxwell, George Hebard