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[best] / bɛst /










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“Saturday Night Live” saved their best cold open for last.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

"The UK is the best at music all around the world. You have the Beatles and everything. So this is not good enough."

From BBC • May 17, 2026

He has an on-base-plus-slugging percentage of .883, his best since 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

His best efforts were 51-10 in the shotput and 145-7 in the discus.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

The best frybread, next to her aunt Mabel’s and her new auntie Bernadette’s, that she had ever eaten.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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