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Both the Northern and Western trusts said they are exploring ways to improve the experiences women with fertility struggles will have attending their services.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
“This could be the first evidence of green shoots following actions management has taken to improve organic growth,” they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
“That would be good because it would improve the atmosphere here,” García said in Spanish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Approaches that stimulate the vagus nerve or improve gut health might eventually be investigated as ways to support memory and preserve cognitive function.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
He insisted that imposing political order on Haiti, no matter how much financial aid was provided, wouldn’t improve the problems of poverty and disease.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
The key is ‘alignment,’ which improves capability while cordoning off dangerous knowledge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
“It will not happen overnight,” he warns and it will take a long period of income growth before affordability improves.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
According to Jamie Umpherson, Runway's chief creative officer, people are learning to use the tools better as the technology improves on a "scale that was unimaginable a couple of years ago."
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
"Estimating the mutation rate improves our ability to reconstruct koala population history, understand their capacity to adapt, and make more informed conservation decisions for the future."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Hugh tells me that the market is off-limits until my French improves.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
For the year, Humana continues to expect individual Medicare Advantage membership growth of about 25%, driven by new sales, improved retention and changes to its customer service approach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Narayan highlighted Ford’s improved margins, but also zeroed in on Ford’s EV losses.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Sturm Ruger said sales growth was driven by higher product demand, improved product mix and a 10% increase in average selling price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The sales performance improved in the second quarter, rising one percent on a reported basis to 3.7 billion euros, and a two percent gain on a comparable basis.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
When I took the soup in to him I found, to my surprise, that he seemed somewhat improved.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
“By improving the theater, there would be more people and therefore more sales.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
It will be particularly satisfying as that was an event she had worked hard at improving heading into 2026.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The analysts say memory makers could have a sharp capacity growth from late 2027 into 2028, improving the tight demand-supply dynamics and driving price erosion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Raising rates would only suppress demand without producing another barrel of oil or improving the weather.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Understanding where we live is an essential precondition for improving the neighborhood.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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