bettered

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Yeboah bettered that in the 67th minute, taking advantage of another defensive breakdown to poke a pass from Tomás Chancalay at the left post by Marcinkowski.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Since signing for City, Semenyo has scored four league goals and provided one assist, a goal contributions record which is bettered only by Chelsea pair Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro, who have six apiece.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Both Kagiyama and Sato, who are both 22, bettered Malinin in the short routine in the ISU Grand Prix final before the American blew them away in the free skate.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

It would be interesting to see how the £100m that was spent on new players over the summer has, in effect, bettered the team.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

These improvements bettered the quality of everything ranging from radios, to television sets, to small electronic calculators, yet the agency hadn’t done a good job of explaining these benefits to the public.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson