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He took 50 wickets in the County Championship in 2026, a tally bettered by only six other bowlers in Division Two.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Overall, England's record of nine home Ashes wins in Leeds is bettered only by their 17 at The Oval, and The Oval has hosted 36 Ashes Tests compared to Headingley's 26.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Brighton managed 10 clean sheets last season, bettered by only six teams.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Among NL pitchers with at least 70 innings, his ERA is bettered only by Misiorowski.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
These improvements bettered the quality of everything ranging from radios, to television sets, to small electronic calculators, yet the agency hadn’t done a good job of explaining these benefits to the public.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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