inferior

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Although the data showed the device wasn’t inferior to blood thinners, a slightly higher proportion of users had an ischemic stroke compared with those treated with blood thinners.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

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

Navy, which wanted the best and thus had no interest in Dreyer’s inferior system, funneled information about the Pollen-Isherwood system to an American startup.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Nevertheless, perhaps because of first-night board fright, Bobby underestimated his opponent but was lucky to coax a draw from Neikirch, even though Bobby had an inferior game.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady