for the better
idiom
: so as to produce improvement
The new policy is a change for the better.
My father's health has recently taken a turn for the better.
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Anyone proposing to offer a master class on changing the world for the better, without becoming negative, cynical, angry or narrow-minded in the process, could model their advice on the life and work of pioneering animal behavior scholar Jane Goodall.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Aerospace companies have been exploring ways to eliminate windows for the better part of a decade.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
To be fair, the Panthers have been in rebuilding mode for the better part of a decade.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The following day, Snowball’s luck also took a turn for the better.
—Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Aerospace companies have been exploring ways to eliminate windows for the better part of a decade.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
To be fair, the Panthers have been in rebuilding mode for the better part of a decade.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The following day, Snowball’s luck also took a turn for the better.
—Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2025
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“For the better.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20the%20better. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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