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Fortune said consumers should regularly review their tariff and not assume staying with the same supplier would offer the best value.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The mood was perhaps best summed up at the face-off, when Joshua smiled and pretended to tickle Fury's stomach.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The Thunder and Spurs are considered the best teams in the NBA and both reside in the Western Conference.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
“It will still be the best third quarter ever for our coverage in terms of overall trading revenues.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
And now everything would be weird between us, and maybe we wouldn’t even be able to stay best friends anymore, which is exactly what I’d wanted to avoid.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
His pursuit of firsts, bests, biggests, quickest has helped fuel his success to unforeseen heights with SpaceX and Tesla, where he is also chief executive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 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
Colby Parkinson has 43 catches, eight for touchdowns, both career bests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026
But the third, about a Latino World War II pilot who bests a Yautja in a deadly flight contest, underscores ingenuity as being superior to any weapon or combat skill.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2025
“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
The U.S. swimmer bested Mark Spitz’s seven golds won at the Munich games in 1972.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Its third-quarter guidance for both profit and sales, at the midpoint, also bested forecasts.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
The oysterman and former Marine who bested a popular governor and built a grass-roots network of more than 15,000 supporters in Maine announced he was suspending his campaign on Wednesday night.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Brandon was a decent opponent but I still bested him, scoring the final winning point.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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
Santa Monica should reach 87 degrees, surpassing the daily record of 85 set in 2011; and Hawthorne is expected to hit 93 degrees, besting the record of 88 set in 2015.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 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
The big-budget epic opened with $264 million at the global box office, besting many franchise films.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The Criminal Element suggested that anyone truly invested in fighting crime, in besting criminals, should learn to listen carefully.
From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo
