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second to none

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  1. The best, as in Mom's chocolate cake is second to none. Shakespeare was among the first to use this term in The Comedy of Errors (5:1), when Angelo speaks warmly of Antipholus of Syracuse: “Of credit infinite, highly belov'd, second to none that lives here.”


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Meta does have a first-mover advantage and, as parent company to Instagram and Facebook, has millions of people’s data already and a distribution mechanism that is almost second to none, analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

He has two cornerbacks second to none in JuJu Johnson and Donte Wright.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

His movement is second to none and his hand skills are great.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Those two businesses have bolstered Morgan Stanley’s workplace and self-directed investing platforms and helped create a wealth management business that is in many ways second to none.

From Barron's ● May 7, 2026

More than a thousand years before Christ, near the eastern end of the Mediterranean was a great city very rich and powerful, second to none on earth.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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