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inferior

[in-feer-ee-er] / ɪnˈfɪər i ər /




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With a four-point deficit to Ipswich, and a vastly inferior goal difference, plus the games in hand the Tractor Boys hold, Hull can be considered the outsiders in this race.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Although the data showed the device wasn’t inferior to blood thinners, a slightly higher proportion of users had an ischemic stroke compared with those treated with blood thinners.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

As a result, the authors concluded, there is greater “demand for volatile stocks, which results in their over-pricing and their production of inferior returns in the future.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

But the Kennedy Center has suffered from conditions that have kept it inferior to its private big-city peers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

But many years of inferior schooling could not be corrected with a crowded hour or two of instruction each week.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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