best of breed

British  

noun

1. the winning animal of its breed at a dog show

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adjective

1. denoting the most successful technology in a particular field

Example Sentences

James Demmert, chief investment officer at Main Street Research, told Barron’s that in the short term, “the best of breed software stocks are very oversold and have likely bottomed. This would include Palantir, Microsoft and Salesforce.”

From Barron's

“It revolutionized the first-person shooter and has done a great job, year in and year out, of being the best of breed, building the largest community and evolving, pivoting to where video game players are all over the world,” Handler said.

From Los Angeles Times

Strauss first experienced the prestige at Westminster in the 1980s after her dog Jake was invited to compete for Best of Breed.

From Seattle Times

Strauss’ job will be to evaluate and select the top four dogs among the 31 working breeds who were selected to move on from Best of Breed category, basing her decision on American Kennel Club standard of excellence.

From Seattle Times

Although Strauss has judged Best of Breed twice at Westminster previously, this is her first time judging one of the seven dog groups that will compete in the Best in Show lineup.

From Seattle Times