world-class
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The two-time defending World Series champions ponied up a combined $309 million to sign two free agents, world-class closer Edwin Díaz and four-time All-Star corner outfielder Kyle Tucker.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
But, six months after sustaining a calf tear during that final, Kerr demonstrated his return to full fitness by overpowering world-class opposition as the complete line-up of Olympic 1500m medallists went head to head.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
“Our mother was an incredible woman—a force in business, a world-class athlete, a radiant beauty, and caring mother and friend,” they said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
"This team figured out how to take full advantage of a national lab's world-class suite of capabilities to rapidly fill a huge gap in our understanding of lightweight automotive materials," Haynes said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026
When four world-class chess players—Svetozar Gligoric, Bent Larsen, Paul Keres, and Tigran Petrosian—were asked their opinion of who would prevail, all predicted that Reshevsky would be the winner, and by a substantial margin.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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