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At 6 feet 2, 205 pounds, Zamorano is showing signs of becoming one of the best linebackers in the state for a 5-0 Sierra Canyon team that opens Mission League play on Friday against Loyola.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Perhaps AI researcher Timnit Gebru summarized it best: “Please see what experts in this field are saying about this ‘discovery’ and not these scammers or press stenographers.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
The best retirement strategy for most people is usually the cheapest and simplest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The best time to spot the meteors will be between midnight and dawn, when the sky is at its darkest.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
It was probably for the best that he picked dance over music.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
After almost three hours on their feet and the finish line in sight, two runners sacrificed personal bests to come to the rescue of an exhausted competitor at the Boston Marathon.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
Kenya's Doris Lemngole won the women's 3,000 in 8:31.39 with Britain's Hannah Nuttall second in 8:32.94 -- both personal bests.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
On a population-adjusted basis, by my calculation, only FDR bests him—FDR whose four presidential runs were all blowouts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
Colby Parkinson has 43 catches, eight for touchdowns, both career bests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026
“A sailor? A common sailor? A common ordinary seaman bests the great Inigo Montoya with the sword? In-con-ceiv-a-ble. He must be the Dread Pirate Roberts. Otherwise it makes no sense.”
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
Case in point: “Heart of the Beast” was bested in its opening weekend by “Avengers Endgame: Encore,” a theatrical rerelease of Marvel’s 2019 hit.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
Oregon coach Dan Lanning has bested Riley in both of their head-to-head meetings, too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Its third-quarter guidance for both profit and sales, at the midpoint, also bested forecasts.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
GM shares rose 5% after GM disclosed its second-quarter financial results, including per-share earnings that bested Wall Street expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
One who would not take kindly to being bested by a child.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
It’s outperforming huge companies like Nvidia and Google on some metrics, while besting gold and the world’s dominant currencies on others.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
Among the company’s business segments, second-quarter sales for aeronautics, which includes the F-35 fighter jet, rose 9.3% to $8.11 billion, besting the FactSet consensus of $7.61 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Since moving to Germany, Kane's numbers have gone stratospheric, besting Haaland's goal tallies every season and establishing himself as a frontrunner in the race for the Ballon d'Or.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Going into Sunday’s Academy Awards, “Sinners” was nominated for a record-breaking 16 nominations, besting the previous achievement of 14 nominations held by “All About Eve,” “Titanic” and “La La Land.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
I tangled a bit with it, ended up besting him when he became impatient and tried to cut me from below.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
