better
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“I have a smoothed and cheerful ‘getting better’ answer that hides how uneven PE recovery is.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025
"Somebody's going 'it'll get better' but even if it does improve now, what's the support for the people who are down there, who are on the floor?"
From BBC • May 21, 2025
“I want to be honest with you now – this new diagnosis is a tough one,” Wexton said in her statement, “There is no ‘getting better’ with PSP.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023
Todd Chrisley’s mother, Faye, says her family is ‘going to come out bigger and better’ as he carries out his 12-year prison sentence for tax evasion and fraud.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2023
“My report from Mrs. Goddard’s,” said she presently, “was not so pleasant as I had hoped—‘Not better’ was my answer.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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