Exceeding
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Mary Jane Watson, girlfriend and later wife of Spider-Man, is pretty much always drawn with breasts rivaling if not exceeding the superpowered women surrounding her.
Source: Big Bra to Fill -
Both the younger and older sister trope to Japan Takes Over the World, China Takes Over The World is when a future version of China, these days usually the People's Republic of China, becomes a major military and economic power rivaling, if not exceeding, the United States.
Source: China Takes Over the World
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