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superior

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




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Recall organizers secured the California attorney general’s approval to file a lawsuit for the politicians’ removal; their case is pending in state superior court.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Fundamentally superior stocks are prospering from a stunning earnings environment as well as a booming domestic economy.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

He continued his superb serving, landing a further 16 aces on Friday, and proved superior in both attack and defence, firing 40 winners to just 15 unforced errors.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

The proposal delivers a "superior outcome" for shareholders and as such, "the EasyJet board is no longer minded to recommend the Castlelake proposal", the airline added.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Actual detectives like Lépine and Bertillon began to expect this sort of ingenuity from actual thieves, especially in the so-called superior, refined class of crimes.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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

Stilwell, who refrains from sharing his first name, operates on Catalina Island, a dumping ground for officers who’ve either botched cases or run afoul of their superiors.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

They would funnel information and boil down data to pithy takeaways for their superiors.

From MarketWatch May 7, 2026

Sorrento himself would probably see it, and so would his superiors.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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