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improvement

[im-proov-muhnt] / ɪmˈpruv mənt /


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Lowe’s reported higher first-quarter sales boosted by growth in its online channel, even as a stagnant housing market continues to weigh on home improvement activity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Shares of Home Depot rose in early trading Tuesday, after the home- improvement giant beat fiscal first-quarter profit and total sales expectations, even as comparable sales came up a bit shy.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Unified as a “district on the rise,” citing academic improvement that outpaced the state and most districts in the nation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The drug didn’t show a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival, Regeneron said, meaning it didn’t delay disease progression or death.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

But when she’d first met him, he’d been barefoot, so this was an improvement.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata




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