do better

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Big problems that don’t get fixed quickly enough or at all, and Pratt represents the angry voter who wants to know why City Hall can’t do better and where all the money went.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Targeted neighborhood revitalization efforts that create mixed-income communities help children do better in school and in the labor market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Investors owning mandatory convertible preferred tend to do better versus owning the common stock if the stock declines or appreciates modestly over three years.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Martial arts films portray competition as a means of pushing your opponent to do better, to go further.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

I sank seventy-nine out of a hundred after breakfast, and he told me I could do better.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman