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improvement

[im-proov-muhnt] / ɪmˈpruv mənt /


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At 12 months, 80% of participants who completed the pain assessment exceeded the clinically meaningful improvement threshold.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Deforestation slowed worldwide last year, but the improvement is unlikely to last as the situation deteriorates in Central Africa and an exceptionally strong El Nino weather pattern intensifies, a new study said on Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

They expect the regional lender to report a modest earnings improvement over the second half of its last fiscal year, but say focus is shifting to the current reporting period, which began Sept. 1.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The meeting heard representations have been made to the JCC by the gynaecology clinical improvement network, which is part of NHS performance and improvement, pressing the need for a pan-Wales approach.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

I gave her little credit for my improvement as a player.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

"No pollution is acceptable and we're working as fast as possible to bring about the improvements our customers expect", it added.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

In a study involving 194 patients, researchers found that a treatment using tiny particles that dissolve within hours was associated with substantial reductions in knee pain and improvements in mobility.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Mice with reduced PD-L2 activity also showed improvements in their ability to process sugar and demonstrated greater grip strength, suggesting that targeting the protein could influence physical functions affected by aging.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Even after the utility spent money on grid improvements, it faced the risk that data-center projects would fall through.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

All this is not to deny that Watt, Edison, the Wright brothers, Morse, and Whitney made big improvements and thereby increased or inaugurated commercial success.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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