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The buyback news came alongside an upgrade to BBVA’s annual profitability guidance and higher-than-expected results for the second quarter due to better core revenue and provisions, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Thursday's data demonstrated the European economy was weathering the impact of the US-Iran war that began earlier this year better than feared.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
In other words, you would have performed better by ignoring the 50-day moving average.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Nacua said Wednesday that he’s trying to be better, to do better.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
There were the usual soda choices, including Pepsi, but even better, there was yaupon holly tea.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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That’s a sign that betters don’t see the feud with the U.S. as slowing an IPO.
From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026
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
Like my literary betters, I sometimes worry that reading distracts me from writing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026
"Rowan held it up to me. I saw it myself. Am I, too, playing a trick on my betters, Bronden?"
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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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
Yeboah bettered that in the 67th minute, taking advantage of another defensive breakdown to poke a pass from Tomás Chancalay at the left post by Marcinkowski.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 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
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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
They have 67 goals in 35 Premier League matches - with only Manchester City bettering their record in the English top flight with 69 in 34 games.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
Well, then you know how truly committed they were to bettering L.A. in the first place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 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
The other day, when the Pickled Onion was pestering me about my grammar and vocabulary and bettering myself, she asked me what I aspired to in this life.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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