Word: surpasser
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...been chafing over the recent switch in toilet paper. In Dunster House, students who had grown accustomed to the soft touch of Kleenex Cottonelle—truly the ivory tower of TP—have been disappointed by the recent loss of this brand. In its place is Scott Surpass (also made by Kimberly-Clark), but the touch resembles that of a porcupine and puts an end to all profound thought...
...regret to see yet another spending hike for the Pentagon in Bush’s latest budget. With this 7 percent rise, which doesn’t include any supplemental money for Iraq or Afghanistan, military spending in 2005 will surpass the largest defense budgets of the Cold War. And, regrettably, it will almost certainly pass because of a Republican chokehold on the House of Representatives and Senate Democrats’ insecurities about seeming weak on defense. If it has to pass, let’s use the new money wisely—by siphoning it into higher salaries...
BILL GATES, Microsoft chairman, on his expectation that China 's gross domestic product will surpass that of the U.S. in 20 years
...which it could achieve a China-like breakout or stall once again. India's gross domestic product (GDP) soared 8.4% on an annualized basis in the July-to-September quarter?its best performance in nearly a decade. In the fiscal year ending in March, growth is expected to surpass 7%, making India the second-fastest-growing economy in Asia (after China). The Bombay stock exchange shot up by 73% in 2003, and tens of thousands of Indians joined the middle class, boosted by better-paying jobs in sectors such as India's $2.3 billion outsourcing industry. "There...
...doubles to surpass Rodriguez for the most doubles ever by a shortstop in a single season...