bettered

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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

Tyrrell Hatton knocked in seven birdies on the way to a six-under par 66, seemingly carding the round of the day only to be bettered by McIlroy.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

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

I’d sat shotgun because I thought it bettered our chances of surviving a head-on car crash if both of my parents weren’t in the front.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera