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superior

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




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The StubHub spokesperson said the company believed Atlanta offered a superior workforce and cheaper office real estate.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Aiming for middle-of-the-road returns could still be a compelling strategy if the midcaps produced superior risk-adjusted performance.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

Hodgkinson does, however, have superior championship experience compared to Werro, who clinched her first senior international medal by taking world indoor silver behind the Briton in March.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

There’s good news in Brian Cox returning as their cranky superior, except it looks like two days of work, tops.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

When I used old words like parlor instead of living room, they thought I was trying to act superior.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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

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

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

From MarketWatch May 7, 2026

“My superiors act, of course, by order of the Thirty-Three.—You will now undergo interrogation.”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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