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an instance of notable progress in the development of knowledge, technology, or skill
there's been a great improvement in your handwriting—I can actually read it!
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According to Isaacman, Polaris Dawn has incorporated some crucial improvements on the old-fashioned spacewalks.
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Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2024
The usual caveats about how out-of-home lifts skew comps to years preceding 2020 aside, the early-afternoon results marked a 39% improvement versus last season’s regional window.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2024
The facelift is a key facet of Post publisher and chief executive Will Lewis’s plan to turn around the publication’s fortunes on behalf of owner Jeff Bezos This year the Post is forecast to lose about $50 million, an improvement over last year’s $77 million loss, but still an unsatisfactory result.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
The tentative agreement includes 25% raises over four years and other improvements to health-care costs and retirement benefits, said the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which represents Boeing’s workers at factories in the Seattle area and in Oregon.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024
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Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2024
The usual caveats about how out-of-home lifts skew comps to years preceding 2020 aside, the early-afternoon results marked a 39% improvement versus last season’s regional window.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2024
The facelift is a key facet of Post publisher and chief executive Will Lewis’s plan to turn around the publication’s fortunes on behalf of owner Jeff Bezos This year the Post is forecast to lose about $50 million, an improvement over last year’s $77 million loss, but still an unsatisfactory result.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
The tentative agreement includes 25% raises over four years and other improvements to health-care costs and retirement benefits, said the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which represents Boeing’s workers at factories in the Seattle area and in Oregon.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024
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“Improvement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improvement. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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