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superior

[suh-peer-ee-er, soo-] / səˈpɪər i ər, sʊ- /




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Boxing can produce shocks, but Garcia's superior amateur pedigree, greater experience at the highest level and natural talent were, as many predicted, simply too much for Benn.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

We asked experts for advice on everything from getting a raise and dealing with an overwhelmed manager to making work dinners more palatable and staying superior to AI.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

“I have been using Samsung folding phones for over five years and love them mostly because they don’t require reading glasses to read mail, and for watching videos they are far superior to conventional cellphones.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Except the library had devised a vastly superior arrangement: There was nothing I had to purchase in order to qualify.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

We assume that a large brain, the use of tools, superior learning abilities and complex social structures are huge advantages.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

They have the authority to approve loans on their own but aren’t able to decline them without authorization from superiors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

He claimed the department sought to make an example of him because he refused to implicate his superiors in wrongdoing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

First-year mids, Crew said, are actually required to read two news articles daily, and to discuss them with their superiors.

From Slate Jun. 24, 2026

Those officers "could either on their own initiative or following orders from their superiors" help "facilitate an escape that would make it impossible for the accused to be available to justice", he wrote.

From Barron's Jun. 20, 2026

The teacher had not received any credit from his superiors for uncovering the escape plot.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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