improvement

Example Sentences

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Even now, 92% of companies surveyed said their Chinese operations were profitable last year, an improvement from the past three years.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Participants who received only low-dose ibuprofen also showed greater improvement than placebo participants on measures of attention.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

They expect to see an improvement on a 10% lift in collections per donor, which they say will help offset price and competitive pressures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

In a statement, White Ribbon said its accreditation was about organisations "delivering a three-year action plan that works towards improvement" and is "not a statement about, or endorsement of, individuals connected to that organisation".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The flight instructors mistakenly attributed the pilots’ deterioration to their praise of them, and likewise the pilots’ improvement to their criticism; both, however, were simply regressions to the more likely mean performance.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos