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This is the prettiest of the two

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This is the prettiest spot on the beach.
I mean, how many guys get to say they got to go out with the two prettiest girls in New York?
She is the prettiest girl in Candleford.
She is the prettiest boat on Whidbey Island.
That is the prettiest cupcake I've ever seen.
I think the striped perch is the prettiest thing there is.
Your... your hair is a mess, your makeup is running, but this... this is real, this is... this is the prettiest you've looked all night.
Mary is the prettiest girl in her class.