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How to pronounce surpassing in American English
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534 -- surpassing the record set by Scott Kelly during Expedition 46.
NASA
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I look forward to you hitting this goal and surpassing it.
The Obama White House
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it as a threat, we can see it surpassing all of these other things.
CDC
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