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The central bank can improve forecasts by including the value of the dollar in its modeling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
They can also improve calculations of when and where other ancient astronomical events would have been visible.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Hamon has been going to therapist Sally Agathangelou as part of her work to improve her wellbeing.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
The German just needs the numbers to improve on his end and Liverpool will hope that he isn’t set for a spell on the sidelines after he was substituted in the second half.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Nhamo didn’t know what was wrong, but she knew the addition of a Wild Child from Mozambique wasn’t going to improve matters.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
“Our data shows members are willing to write a check if it improves their lifestyle.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
"While travel to France remains unrestricted, Malaysians are advised to consider postponing non-essential travel until the situation improves," it said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Getting outside, particularly in nature, may be especially beneficial for preventing dementia – possibly because it improves mood and sleep while reducing isolation – all dementia risk factors.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Whether the new format improves the development of English footballers will not be clear for a few years yet.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Giving a rat a ride improves the posture.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
"Sentiment towards technology has improved as investors assess Anthropic's IPO filing at the start of a week packed with corporate earnings and the Federal Reserve's rate decision," wrote Fiona Cincotta at FOREX.com.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
The measure would levy an annual parcel tax in Pasadena of 19 cents per square foot of improved property, with exemptions for low-income homeowners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
America has improved on Athenian democracy in most respects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Such hypothetical benefits include progress in healthcare, like the development of bespoke treatments for illnesses and improved disease detection, tailored education and legal advice and making more efficient power grids and batteries.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
I tell you, Momma being a student has not improved our home life.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
Although substantial development is still needed before skyrmions can be used in everyday computing devices, the research highlights their potential for improving data storage, enabling new computing architectures, and supporting advances in quantum technology.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
He said in Monday’s press release that Verizon is “winning loyal, high-value customers” while improving its profitability.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
For McDonagh, improving as a director might mean loosening his grip as a writer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
The Treasury said this could be put towards new homes, bringing high streets back to life, or improving transport links.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Some of the town’s doctors, including the Shoun brothers, had been giving her injections of what was supposed to be insulin, but instead of improving, Mollie seemed to be getting worse.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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