improve upon
Example Sentences
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“That has traditionally been the case and that’s what we’re going to continue to do and improve upon that with the priority on public safety threats.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
"For this reason," Dr. Bohn said, "we will be using our new findings to improve upon SR-17018."
From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026
In other words, many managers surmised, if you can gauge it, you can improve upon it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025
"We're going to dig in to find out how we improve upon that."
From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025
I didn’t want to hear the outside world, either, but I hadn’t been able to improve upon the apartment’s existing soundproofing.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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