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They aren’t a big jump from last year’s model, but they promise even better battery life and an impressive new camera.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
"The Premier League has got to be better about imposing sporting sanctions and making sure that its rules actually have teeth."
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
That’s still far better than the ordinary income-tax rate, and it’s why the comparison has to be run based on your own situation rather than assumed.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
While AI-centric majors are in vogue, classic programs can offer lasting value and be better fits for your interests and abilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
“So I’ll just stay out of your garden. It will be better that way.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
His betters resented Duchamp’s attempt at depicting movement and judged the title vulgar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
This week: Polymarket teamed up with the Golden Globes, displaying a live ticker for betters on the broadcast.
From Slate ● Jan. 17, 2026
Like my literary betters, I sometimes worry that reading distracts me from writing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026
Billions are riding on such sports event contracts, and it isn’t just the wagers of individual betters.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025
"Small boys should learn that it is a big mistake to try playing tricks on their betters to gain attention."
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
It also bettered the British under-20 record, three months before its former holder Dina Asher-Smith won the world title.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Brighton managed 10 clean sheets last season, bettered by only six teams.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
That performance, bettered only by leading pair Adrianna Sulek-Schubert of Poland and Ireland's Kate O'Connor, followed a time of 14 seconds flat in the 100m hurdles which ranked 15th overall.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
He averaged 111.53 in the final, setting a new record as he bettered Taylor's 111.23 against Adrian Lewis in 2013.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
She was supposed to want to meet men, to keep her eyes open; she was supposed to see The General as an option that could be bettered.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
She said Chinese biotechs have “gotten very good with pretty-well-known targets—in bettering them, in really getting more precise.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
I think we still have a long way to go in terms of bettering ourselves, but we’ve come a long way from the beginning.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Henley “simultaneously attempted to create an air of legitimacy for the Big U Enterprise by promoting himself as a reformed gang member focused on bettering his community,” Roosa wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025
United have shut out their opponents on five occasions this term, with only Liverpool bettering them with six.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2024
At all these studies Ged was apt, and within a month was bettering lads who had been a year at Roke before him.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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