better
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“Jared’s a lot better than I was at his age,” admitted Bradley, a 2023 Huntington Beach alum who played at Long Beach State but is entering the transfer portal.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
"I'm definitely very grateful for this time but it's in the past now. I just need to continue to stay present and give my all to be a better player every day."
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The Unite Here Local 11 union, which represents about 2,000 stadium food and beverage workers, is demanding better pay along with assurances that federal immigration agents will not be allowed to enter the venue.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
Wherever he went—from Ajax, to Inter Milan, to Barcelona, to Paris Saint-Germain, to AC Milan, and Manchester United—he left his imprint, for better and for worse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
“He thinks by battling me, he’ll prove he’s better than me.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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