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superior

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




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The tech start-up announced Claude Opus 4.7 on Thursday, claiming it is superior to its predecessor in advanced software engineering, that it can see images in greater resolution, and produce higher quality content.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

“No other party in the conflict or peripheral to the conflict has been equally vocally confident in the prospect of peace through superior firepower.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Hally is quick to take a superior tone with Sam and Willie, but the truth is that Sam has been a surrogate father to him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

It forbade companies from paying dividends or buying back stock “until such time as they are able to produce a superior product, on time and on budget.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

A score of genuinely brilliant military leaders who also confronted a superior enemy force—Hannibal, Robert E. Lee, and Napoleon come to mind—were eventually defeated because they presumed that victory meant winning battles.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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