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"In my head I am prepared that there might be a leak. But what can we do about it? I will prepare and hope for the best."
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
“The best thing about that one,” said Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, “is that it’s over.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Many chemotherapy drugs work best against cells that are dividing quickly.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
They have one of the league’s best running back duos in Kyren Williams and Blake Corum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
I see now that I can’t trust him to do what’s best for me, so I need to start trusting myself.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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
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
Mr. Hoser beat him to the punch, and this provoked the bested professional to write an article complaining that amateur herpetologists took shortcuts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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
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
Most often he bested me, but instead of being disappointed I was pleased that we shared top places between us.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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
For a woman who Hollywood exiles into the Nevada desert, only for her to build an empire and return to Los Angeles to conquer the industry, besting cancer should be a cinch.
From Salon ● May 29, 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
Despite besting twenty-three of the world’s most eminent chess players, though, he remained relatively unimpressed with his performance: “I am satisfied with the result, but not with my play.”
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
