do better

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If anyone needs the axiom “Tell me who you’re with, and I’ll tell you who you are” whispered to them every morning as a reminder to do better, it’s Spencer Pratt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Young people criticize America because they know it can do better.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Finch developed an obsession with knowing what his opponents were going to do better than they did themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Emerging markets tend to do better when the dollar is weak, and UBS strategists note the dollar’s recent inability to strengthen despite real interest rate differentials with Europe and better-than-expected economic growth.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

“I don’t know anything. I’ll wait until I do before I try again, and meantime, ‘sweep mud in the street’ if I can’t do better, that’s honest, at least.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott