inferior

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The abundance of E. coli, Coprococcus comes, and Eubacterium hallii was negatively associated with activity in the brain's left orbital inferior frontal gyrus, a region involved in executive function and willpower during weight loss.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

For almost all the financial goals confronting average American families, such as saving for college or retirement, they’re inferior to tax-advantaged savings plans already on the books.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Often, they buy banks inferior to their own, and issue their shares at cheap valuations, which is the opposite of what they should be doing: reducing the share count, not increasing it.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

"I hate that because it shouldn't be seen as inferior, but I do understand why some dentists feel they have no choice but to do it," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The electric animal, he pondered, could be considered a subform of the other, a kind of vastly inferior robot.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick