bettering
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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
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
Trump also did not appear to be leaning in that direction early last week when he posted on his social media site that he was intent on bettering the arts complex.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2026
“We were expanding beyond ourselves, beyond our own planet, pushing back frontiers, bettering ourselves.”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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