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Luckily I'm out with my photography-loving best friend, who helps adjust the settings on the camera and gets snapping while I'm otherwise engaged on the dancefloor.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
“The next best thing for this historic institution to remain the important cultural landmark that it is, is to stay within the Westlake-MacArthur Park neighborhood,” said Jesi Harris, the applicant’s representative, during the virtual hearing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
The secret to many of the best personal-finance hacks is friction—the little tasks and activities that introduce resistance in the path between people and their intended goals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Nvidia’s stock rose on Friday to secure its best weekly performance in more than a year, following a major endorsement for its artificial-intelligence chips and further confirmation that hyperscaler spending is robust.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
He smiles at me, and the room starts to spin, in the best way.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Michael B. Jordan and Jessie Buckley won top acting prizes; “One Battle After Another” bests “Sinners” for Oscars gold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 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
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
That bests the S&P 500, which is up 15% and heading toward its weakest annual performance since 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 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
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
But Allen, typically, was not fazed, saying his show bested the competition in key markets and was more comparable with the same time period last May before Colbert’s post-cancellation victory lap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
Seagate on Tuesday bested Wall Street expectations with its third-quarter earnings and revenue results and issued fourth-quarter guidance, the initial signal the AI boom is still driving up demand for data storage.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
I said, thinking of how I had often bested Laertes.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Alphabet’s shares are up roughly 70% in the past year—easily besting its Big Tech competitors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 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
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
Its stock rose 96% after we recommended it on Jan. 29, besting the S&P 500’s 15% rise.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 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
