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He was best known for breathing new life into the classic “Looney Tunes” characters including Porky Pig, Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

While Putellas is now tormenting Women's Super League defences in the blue of London City, it is another forward in this country that perhaps has the best case for consideration.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Loneliness and jealousy have an ironic way of coming up when relationships are at their best.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

Skeptics question if it will be the best option.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

“In my experience,” he continues, “kids and parents get into arguments all the time. Even if he’s wrong, he is your dad. I’m sure he just wants what’s best for you.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

His pursuit of firsts, bests, biggests, quickest has helped fuel his success to unforeseen heights with SpaceX and Tesla, where he is also chief executive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 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

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

Case in point: “Heart of the Beast” was bested in its opening weekend by “Avengers Endgame: Encore,” a theatrical rerelease of Marvel’s 2019 hit.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

Kim bested Allen in the primary with 27.4% of the vote to his 19.4%, with an online campaign poll conducted for Allen in July showing that likely voters still prefer Kim by 7 points.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Its third-quarter guidance for both profit and sales, at the midpoint, also bested forecasts.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

“Valerian won’t tell anyone he was bested by a mortal girl.”

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

It’s outperforming huge companies like Nvidia and Google on some metrics, while besting gold and the world’s dominant currencies on others.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 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

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

The Criminal Element suggested that anyone truly invested in fighting crime, in besting criminals, should learn to listen carefully.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo