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finest

[fahy-nist] / ˈfaɪ nɪst /


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"When I looked back, the school was standing there like the finest of buildings, and in five minutes, everything collapsed," Dawadi recalled.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

Patricia Hitchcock regarded “Notorious”—Alfred Hitchcock’s 1946 film starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains—as her father’s finest, and one can see why.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

“California built the finest public higher education system in the world,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Amy Hunt, winner of four golds at the European Championships earlier this month, found things tougher against some of the world's finest 100m runners.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Leonardo, together with his cousin Enzo da Vinci, the finest stonemason in the world, were hailed as the greatest architects of their day; experts in the building of the most sophisticated fortifications and city walls.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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