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For her, real yields may prove a better guide to market direction, and while they have broken through post-2022 highs in September, a decline here could help to stabilize the S&P 500.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Moreover — and of key importance — the legislation would allow districts to use the new arts money to replace existing arts funding, leaving students no better off than before, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

This makes a low-possession approach harder to sell long term, even if the players might look better conceding possession.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Still, a more balanced debate about Europe’s economy may help businesses, voters and policymakers find a better way forward.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

For a second, Bee was sure he meant Simon being better at the language than she was.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

His betters resented Duchamp’s attempt at depicting movement and judged the title vulgar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

This week: Polymarket teamed up with the Golden Globes, displaying a live ticker for betters on the broadcast.

From Slate ● Jan. 17, 2026

Billions are riding on such sports event contracts, and it isn’t just the wagers of individual betters.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025

It only betters you as an artist and as a person.

From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2024

“Mind you, I’m not one to gossip. You remember that, Ophelia. The lives of your betters are not fodder for your amusement.”

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

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

Among NL pitchers with at least 70 innings, his ERA is bettered only by Misiorowski.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Against Morocco, he was only bettered by an extra 369 metres from Lewis Ferguson.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

"I think there was an attempt to be smarter and involve the actual game, I think that was a tipping point, neither of those songs have been bettered since," he added.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

She was supposed to want to meet men, to keep her eyes open; she was supposed to see The General as an option that could be bettered.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

She said Chinese biotechs have “gotten very good with pretty-well-known targets—in bettering them, in really getting more precise.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

And not to the exclusion of bettering their lives by paying attention to the nitty and the gritty, like making housing and higher education more readily available and, yes, fixing potholes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2026

Henley “simultaneously attempted to create an air of legitimacy for the Big U Enterprise by promoting himself as a reformed gang member focused on bettering his community,” Roosa wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025

United have shut out their opponents on five occasions this term, with only Liverpool bettering them with six.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2024

It is her only hope of bettering her lot and seeing her children again.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario