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superiority

[suh-peer-ee-awr-i-tee, -or-, soo-] / səˌpɪər iˈɔr ɪ ti, -ˈɒr-, sʊ- /


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What is obvious is Matisse’s superiority; little wonder that he was attacked.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

Even a country without a conventional air force can now achieve localized air superiority thanks to drones.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Fiji demonstrated their attacking superiority, which included an outrageous between-the-legs pass from full-back Salesi Rayasi, but wing Selestino Ravutaumada failed to ground the ball under pressure from Blair Murray.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

Big Tech along with AI start-ups Anthropic and OpenAI are currently fighting for the top AI talent in the marketplace as they all vie for superiority in the space.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

I told the court that we believed we could achieve our demands without violence, through our numerical superiority.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

"Obviously none of the other materials . . . would produce a comb possessing the many excellent qualities and inherent superiorities of a comb made of celluloid," Hyatt wrote in one of his patent applications.

From Scientific American May 29, 2011

All of the expected prestige names turn up at the top, but the study is nonetheless full of fascinating comparisons and subtle superiorities.

From Time Magazine Archive

Adding up what is known of most of these factors, the margins, evident superiorities, palpable weaknesses of the three belligerent air forces stack up somewhat as follows.

From Time Magazine Archive

The maternal instinct in its turn is the chief source of woman's superiorities in the moral life.

From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Edman, Irwin

If you reflect on these superiorities, you will say with the Count of Rochester—"In a country of atheists love would cause the Deity to be worshipped."

From Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire




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