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superiority

[suh-peer-ee-awr-i-tee, -or-, soo-] / səˌpɪər iˈɔr ɪ ti, -ˈɒr-, sʊ- /


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Warfighting is a never-ending escalation in search of technical superiority.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

Air superiority by the US and Israel limits central oversight.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

That has allowed the U.S. to establish “localized air superiority across the southern flank of the Iranian coast and penetrate their defenses with overwhelming precision and firepower,” Caine said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

The US and Israel have said they have air superiority over parts of Iran, allowing their jets to strike targets at will.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

But later historians have naturally turned the phrase ‘Whig history’ back against Butterfield himself, accusing him of taking for granted the superiority of modern science over all that went before.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton