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They can be legally designated to help ensure better management and protection of those species.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
MarketWatch: For an ordinary investor who wants to own bitcoin, is it better to use a private wallet or an exchange-traded product?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
“If you want to win big, you better plan ahead.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
But given the competing demands on his time, he decided that "it's better... to remain as a fan and continue to fund my own business."
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
“That was last week. Are you feeling better now?”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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Now, 12 years and many political lifetimes later, they read as quaint and out-of-touch, like a grandfather telling his grandson to never contradict his betters.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
That’s a sign that betters don’t see the feud with the U.S. as slowing an IPO.
From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026
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
"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
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But he was almost as prolific at creating them, making 12 assists as a substitute - a tally only bettered by three players in Premier League history.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Overall, England's record of nine home Ashes wins in Leeds is bettered only by their 17 at The Oval, and The Oval has hosted 36 Ashes Tests compared to Headingley's 26.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Among NL pitchers with at least 70 innings, his ERA is bettered only by Misiorowski.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
She is surely on course to break her major duck sometime soon and in California last Sunday it was only the brilliance of a dominant world number one that bettered the British star.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 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
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I humbly decline your request and actually would love to have a space where everyone is allowed to ask questions pertaining to bettering their understanding of their clients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 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
Abdul Hammed currently works at a warehouse, but the 33-year-old has come to the apprenticeship fair in the hope of bettering himself.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Since 1 February, Forest have conceded 46 goals in the Premier League, with only Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool bettering them.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025
“But an exceptionally clever student could take a book outside, thus bettering himself without fear of lessening his much-loved faculty of sight.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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