beat, beater, world-beater, panel beaters, raise baseline standards of living

He and others make the case that although the widening wealth gap may be inevitable, finding financially creative or cost-effective ways to raise baseline standards of living is still possible.

“The real question is not ‘why are the rich rich?’ or what to do about that,” Mr. Kelly argued. “It is ‘why are the poor poor?’ and what to do about that.”

Analysis: Biden Casts Himself as the Trump Beater. Polls Suggest Otherwise.

While President Biden argues that he is best positioned to stop Donald Trump from returning to the White House, surveys indicate he faces challenges.

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Britain ’s biotech industry was once hailed as a world-beater. Small teams of British scientists – working for their own small companies – were supposed to deliver a raft of new medicines that would sell around the globe. But it hasn’t turned out like that.

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In the 1980s, Japan appeared to be a world beater — the China of its day. Japanese companies were on a tear, buying up firms in the U.S. and property around the world. But these days, Japan is considered a cautionary tale for post-industrial economies ...

• Panel painting, in art, either one element of a multi-element piece of art, such as a triptych, a piece of sequential art such as a graphic novel or comic strip, or a wooden panel used to paint a picture on
• Panel (comics), a single image in a comic book, comic strip or cartoon; also, a comic strip containing one such image
• Panels is the name of a comic book and popular culture review and critique website founded in 2014, a member of the RiotMedia Group.

beater

noun

1.

a person who hits someone or something, typically on a habitual basis.

"he is not a drug addict, an alcoholic, or a woman beater"

2.

a person employed to raise game birds for shooting by striking at the ground cover.

"he had regularly worked as a beater on grouse shoots on Soyland Moor"

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a device that is used for repeatedly hitting something, especially in order to clean it, or for mixing foods. Beater is often used as a combining form.

beater

A car used for daily transport to avoid damage or wear on a nicer car.

I drove my beater to work today, it's raining too hard to take the Z.

A $50 car. Favourites include the Hyundai Pony, Datsun 210, Chevy Chevette and Dodge Omni. You can hold the rusty body panels together with radio station stickers.

Arsehole: "Dude, your car is a beater. Get a better one like mine."
BeaterMan: "How much did yours cost?"
Arsehole: "$30,000."
BeaterMan: "I can buy 600 beaters for what you paid for yours. Dipshit."

world-beater

(wûrld'bē'tər)

n.
One that is markedly superior to all others, as in the ability to succeed.

A panel beater is a term used in some Commonwealth countries to describe a person who repairs vehicle bodies back to their factory state after having been damaged (e.g., after being involved in a collision).^[1] In the USA and Canada, the same job is done by an auto body mechanic. They do this using many skills such as planishing as well as various other metalworking techniques, welding, use ofputty fillers, and many more. Accident repair may require the panel beater to either repair or replace various parts of a vehicle. These parts may be made from various metals including various steels and alloys, many different plastics, fibreglass and others.

The common panel beater will work on everyday vehicles, cars, vans, 4WDs for example. Specialised areas include repairs to motorcycles, trucks and even aircraft. Some panel beaters also work exclusively on vehicle restorations, and do not repair smash work at all. Others may specialise in body customisation such as is seen on hot rods etc.

baseline

noun

1. 1.

   a minimum or starting point used for comparisons.
2. 2.

   (in tennis, volleyball, and other games) the line marking each end of a court.