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Discover LudwigThe phrase "able to best" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's capability to outperform or surpass others in a particular context or competition.
Example: "She is able to best her competitors in every race she enters."
Alternatives: "capable of surpassing" or "able to outdo".
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Everything suggests Tebow should at least be able to best Jordan.
This time through, the winner is the one able to best manage and deploy millions of servers full of data.
Chinese historians note that foreign invaders were able to best China during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Simpson proved to be the perpetual bridesmaid, never quite able to best his two contemporaries, Percy and Ben Ainslie.
But none of them were able to best Orica-GreenEdge: Garmin-Sharp finished sixth, Sky third and BMC Racing ninth, 26 seconds off the pace.
Those with a talent for military strategy will be able to best superior forces, while less capable warriors will snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
The company said: "We regularly review our business structure to ensure that we are able to best serve our customers and provide additional product and services.
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Certain others, able to grow best in the presence of low amounts of oxygen, are called microaerophiles.
We are able to predict best sellers with incredible accuracy".
She believes that moms and daughters will never be able to be best friends.
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