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The changes would give schools "more flexibility" and freedom to decide how best to support children and young people with SEN in the classroom, the EA said when the plans were announced.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Those limits were about 100 times tighter than the previous best result from a ground-based experiment.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Whether or not that stereotype still holds true, investors who have tried trading with agents say one of the best parts of letting it run is taking the emotion out of investment decisions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
“For it to get to the west side of I-5, where we know is the best habitat in the state.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Conservation of angular momentum is your best friend.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
His pursuit of firsts, bests, biggests, quickest has helped fuel his success to unforeseen heights with SpaceX and Tesla, where he is also chief executive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
In 1971, the Osmonds tallied nine gold records, surpassing single-year bests by Elvis and the Beatles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
Kenya's Doris Lemngole won the women's 3,000 in 8:31.39 with Britain's Hannah Nuttall second in 8:32.94 -- both personal bests.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
But the third, about a Latino World War II pilot who bests a Yautja in a deadly flight contest, underscores ingenuity as being superior to any weapon or combat skill.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2025
“A sailor? A common sailor? A common ordinary seaman bests the great Inigo Montoya with the sword? In-con-ceiv-a-ble. He must be the Dread Pirate Roberts. Otherwise it makes no sense.”
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
Last year, Sivanandan became the youngest girl to defeat a grandmaster in classical chess when she bested 60-year-old Peter Wells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The movie is the second-fastest film ever to reach the 10-figure milestone, bested only by Walt Disney Co. and Marvel Studios’ 2019 hit “Avengers: Endgame.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Its third-quarter guidance for both profit and sales, at the midpoint, also bested forecasts.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
GM shares rose 5% after GM disclosed its second-quarter financial results, including per-share earnings that bested Wall Street expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Had she really bested Old Tallow, and at whose expense?
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
Among the company’s business segments, second-quarter sales for aeronautics, which includes the F-35 fighter jet, rose 9.3% to $8.11 billion, besting the FactSet consensus of $7.61 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Since moving to Germany, Kane's numbers have gone stratospheric, besting Haaland's goal tallies every season and establishing himself as a frontrunner in the race for the Ballon d'Or.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
For a woman who Hollywood exiles into the Nevada desert, only for her to build an empire and return to Los Angeles to conquer the industry, besting cancer should be a cinch.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
Tech shares regained some ground this past week, with the Nasdaq besting the Dow industrials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
I tangled a bit with it, ended up besting him when he became impatient and tried to cut me from below.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
