inferior

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As a result, the authors concluded, there is greater “demand for volatile stocks, which results in their over-pricing and their production of inferior returns in the future.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Although South Korea was now one of the world's wealthiest nations, the country at times had felt culturally inferior to the West, Lim said.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

But the Kennedy Center has suffered from conditions that have kept it inferior to its private big-city peers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

“It’s also clear our shareholders agree, with more than 93% also rejecting Paramount’s inferior scheme.”

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Xerox created a new, better machine only to have it sell less well than the inferior older ones—until they figured out the salesmen got a bigger commission for selling the older one.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis