What is the meaning for "ever" in this context?
I want to introduce you to these wonderful, wonderful, fabulous students. This is the University of California, Berkeley. These are the best students ever, alright. And, not incidentally, this is the best university ever.
It means these students/this university are the best not just now, but the best there have ever been at any time in history. )
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It means these students/this university are the best not just now, but the best there have ever been at any time in history. (Obviously, it's an exaggeration!)