for the better

phrase

: 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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Mortgage rates have hovered around roughly 6 to 7% for the better part of three years. Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 July 2026 Here, Chinnery and nine other women share the ways their experiences with breast cancer have changed their lives for the better. Caitlin Carlson, Glamour, 9 July 2026 In Nigeria, opportunities for and attitudes toward corruption have the potential to keep changing for the better. The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 9 July 2026 The financial services sector has maintained its own version of this silence around account verification for the better part of two decades. Gegham Azatyan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for for the better

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“For the better.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20the%20better. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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