as in amelioration
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Noun
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That’s above the 3.2% price increase expected for food-at-home purchased from grocery stores or supermarkets.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
16 May 2025 -
That’s also the case for a $4,000 increase in the standard deduction for seniors.—
Kevin Freking,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
Noun
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That’s partly because these things take time and partly because other campaign promises — those that don’t lend themselves to immediate economic upturns — contained plenty of real prose.—
Bruce Yandle,
Mercury News,
2 Apr. 2025
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The upturn was largely due to the impact of a distribution deal with Charter Communications, which integrated Peacock into it Spectrum pay-TV and broadband plans.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As the conflict dawned in the late 1940s, the government quickly realized that universities could do more to help than simply provide scientific breakthroughs and defense materials: the humanities and social sciences could be just as valuable in fighting the Soviets.—
Time,
Time,
20 May 2025
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Artificial intelligence technologies hold huge promise for the biotechnology industry, which hopes analysis of massive datasets could unlock incredible breakthroughs in disease treatment.—
David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Subscribe to Forbes Asia Entrepreneurs on this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia: Social Impact list are using AI for the betterment of their communities.—
Rana Wehbe Watson,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Fear comes from hearing our president say that any school, state or organization that disagrees with him may be cut off from funding and watching our president and Musk promote Tesla in front of the White House instead of strategizing the betterment of our individual rights.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Computershare said this uplift was thanks chiefly to a 6.6% increase at AstraZeneca.—
Royston Wild,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Charlotte Hawkins Brown founded the Palmer Memorial Institute, promoting educational opportunities and social uplift for African Americans.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Melioration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melioration. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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