as in to better
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Rare is the Broadway season that hasn’t been bettered by an August Wilson revival, and this very busy spring is no exception.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026 -
Sabastian Sawe of Kenya won the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds, bettering the previous men’s world record by an astonishing 65 seconds.—
ap,
Bloomberg,
26 Apr. 2026
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In March, a federal appeals court ruled Sykes, the judge in California, had likely exceeded her authority in requiring bond hearings nationwide and blocked her February decision.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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In March, a federal appeals court ruled Sykes, the judge in California, had probably exceeded her authority in requiring bond hearings nationwide and blocked her February decision.—
Sudhin Thanawala,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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On a recent week night, two newcomers stopped by early and ordered a pair of the Split Ends—a whiskey sour imbued with raspberry amaro and topped with Guinness foam.—
Dan Stahl,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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To top it off, the bezel is set with a rainbow spectrum of baguette-cut rubies and sapphires that mirror the retro palette.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
30 Apr. 2026
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Wagner outstripped her fundraising, bringing in $182,000, but ended the period with less than $120,000 left in his account.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Anthropic’s recent Mythos Preview highlights how AI can identify vulnerabilities at a pace that outstrips most organizations’ ability to patch them.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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This expansion comes amid a record 12 million visitors across California’s nine national parks in 2025, surpassing previous attendance records.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Perez now sits 10 homers shy of surpassing Hall of Famer George Brett for the franchise record.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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That transcends socioeconomic culture.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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By saying a lot of the quiet parts out loud, the sequel actually transcends the trap of cringe fashion depictions to become, simply, an entertaining sequel.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
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Hegseth and Vance’s differences extend to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, a close friend of Vance’s who at times has outshone the Pentagon boss.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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The corona is extremely faint compared to the luminous disk of the sun, which outshines it a million times, unless hidden behind special instruments called occulters.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Net interest payments have already surpassed $1 trillion in fiscal year 2026, nearly triple the $345 billion paid in 2020, and have eclipsed defense spending for the first time in modern history.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Public health officials confirmed more than 650 cases in January alone, and the outbreak quickly eclipsed the 2025 outbreak in West Texas that sickened at least 762 people and killed two school-age children.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Ace (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ace%20%28out%29. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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