next best
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The next best thing, she said, was coming to Shangri-La’s Ganden Sumtseling Monastery, dressed as a Japanese anime character with vaguely Tibetan elements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Bernstein says preowned devices from your wireless carrier are the next best option.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
It holds best for consumer applications, where consistent output matters more than leaps in quality, and worst for coding tools, where developers keep chasing the next best model.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
“The next best thing for this historic institution to remain the important cultural landmark that it is, is to stay within the Westlake-MacArthur Park neighborhood,” said Jesi Harris, the applicant’s representative, during the virtual hearing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
But I don’t, so the next best thing will have to do.
From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander
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