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  • superlative of well.
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best

[best] / bɛst /










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Mitochondria are best known for generating the energy cells need to function, but scientists now understand that they do much more.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Through its first decade of existence, MLS had done its best to attract whichever big names it could to fill a few extra seats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"It's the best place to hang out," she says.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Call it the Dickens economy: It is the best of times and the worst of times, depending on who you are, and the gulf between the two only looks to widen.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

He cleaned it, polished it, and fixed it up as best he could.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios




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