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world-beating

adjective

: better than all others of the same kind
a world-beating athlete/car

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Among those in the last category Freston dealt with personally was Sumner Redstone, the intransigent late media magnate, whose $3.4 billion takeover of Viacom in 1987 allowed Freston to grow MTV from a scrappy DIY upstart to a world-beating, generation-defining institution. Jake Nevins, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2025 Yet despite this dominance, the emergence of world-beating IP from South Korea and China, including games, animations, movies and streaming shows, has seemingly threatened the longtime supremacy of regional pop culture powerhouse Japan. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025 Copenhagen will surprise you with everything from skiing in the city to an Instagram worthy tropical pool alongside world-beating cuisine. Michele Robson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025 Since June, the Mets have either been a world-beating team or a self-defeating team without much in between. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025 Alphabet remains on a roll as its world-beating streaming-video platform YouTube continues to dominate. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025 Designers and engineers sought a ZR1 that was world-beating, yet approachable and refined. Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 25 June 2025 But after the halftime break, the adrenaline wore off for Indiana and the Thunder returned to their normal, world-beating selves. Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 23 June 2025

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“World-beating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/world-beating. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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