as in exceeds
to go beyond the limit of
don't worry if you overshoot the length requirement by three pages
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But parents and students need to look past the sticker price, which greatly exceeds what a vast number of families actually end up paying.—
Susan Alaimo,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025 -
Venezuelans now make up the largest TPS holder group in the country, representing more than half of the total TPS population, which exceeds 1 million.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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The country now surpasses the cocaine production of South American countries Peru and Bolivia combined.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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This could represent a significant edge in a GPU market constrained by supply, where demand significantly surpasses availability, especially for cutting-edge chips.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Overshoots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshoots. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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