world-beater
Britishnoun
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Sinner went from world-beater to looking like a guy roaming around the Tuileries garden in his pajamas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Bruce Wayne had Alfred Pennyworth; Yamamoto has Yada Sensei, personal trainer Osamu Yada, a 60-something Japanese judo therapist whose unique training regimen has helped turn his star pupil into a world-beater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
Helenius - a replacement for Dillian Whyte after the Londoner failed a voluntary drugs test - is not a world-beater, but a credible opponent at short notice.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2023
No, Morris hasn’t been a world-beater in his time at Washington.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2022
But that's the way it is with world-beater inventions; they sweep you along.
From The Professional Approach by Schoenherr, John
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