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The more recurring bills that are automated, the better.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2026
In my opinion, quite a few apples are crisper and better all-around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
"We wanted to find a way to build better gut health while following a low-FODMAP diet."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026
“That’s part of it. Then I think, frankly, there are opportunities for us to play better a little bit as well.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026
"You'd better move or our don-keys will walk all over you!"
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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
Brighton managed 10 clean sheets last season, bettered by only six teams.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
He averaged 111.53 in the final, setting a new record as he bettered Taylor's 111.23 against Adrian Lewis in 2013.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 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
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
In reaching 200 in 114 balls, Brook registered the fastest double ton by anyone in an ODI, bettering the 117 deliveries of India's Shubman Gill against West Indies only last month.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
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
Since 1 February, Forest have conceded 46 goals in the Premier League, with only Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool bettering them.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025
Stewart says California has set "a powerful example" by bettering the quality and sustainability of its school lunch, "showing what's possible nationwide."
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2024
It is her only hope of bettering her lot and seeing her children again.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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