as in to better
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Patients are in a tug-of-war with a technology that could better their health, or compromise it.—
Marissa Martinez,
NBC news,
10 Mar. 2026 -
Teams have to respect Moore’s speed, athleticism and downfield reception ability, and that certainly helped to better the overall passing environment.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Demand for copper also exceeds reserves, making Peruvian stocks the beneficiaries of existing structural and supply constraints.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2026
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Impact cratering is a short-time, high-energy geological event in which conditions are created that exceed conditions of nuclear bomb explosions.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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The legislation aims to ease the nation’s housing shortage and lower costs — issues that top the list of voter concerns.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Alcaraz — who has opened 2026 by winning 16 straight matches — topped Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-4 to move within two rounds of his third title in four years at the ATP Masters 1000 event just outside of Palm Springs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Diaz-Perry is the third bout announced for the first MMA show for Paul's burgeoning promotional company, which is showcasing combat sports icons whose fame far outstrips the current crop of relatively anonymous UFC champions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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As the population of Europe grew and began to outstrip food production, importing a specific of animal waste was a solution.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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Forecasters are expecting 95-degree heat in Pasadena, San Gabriel and Burbank, surpassing single-day temperature records of 92, 93 and 93 degrees, respectively, set in 2007.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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DeRozan went 17 of 22 from the field and 5 of 5 at the free-throw line to surpass his previous season high of 37 points while passing Tim Duncan for 18th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Kin is similarly old-fashioned in its steely portrait of class as an arbiter of fate, not as a circumstance to transcend.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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The implication is that this music transcends time and place, uniting art forms and cultures throughout history.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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Is this a safe place to say the Vanity Fair Oscar after-party looks often outshine the actual dresses worn to the Academy Awards?—
Glamour,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2026
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Each casino tried to outshine the next; in 1961, Binion’s Gambling Hall unveiled a facade equipped with eight miles of neon tubes.—
Roger Kisby,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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Tesla sold over 192,000 Model 3 electric sedan units in 2025, eclipsing the sales of competitors by thousands of units.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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Departures could eclipse 30,000 on March 22-23, March 29-30, and April 5-6, airport officials predicted.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Ace (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ace%20%28out%29. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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