better
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Example Sentences
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Across the board, however, every type of exercise examined performed as well as, or better than, medication and talking therapies.
From Science Daily
Identifying both the starting point and the eventual conclusion helps cosmologists better understand the full story of cosmic history.
From Science Daily
"Got the scan and there's no break there or anything like that, so it's just a bit battered and bruised, much better than I thought, to be honest."
From Barron's
One jumping-off point for the paper was the possible psychological effect on traders of an upcoming holiday—which may spark better sentiment and more appetite for risk taking.
From Barron's
The council said the aim was to understand better how limited finances can affect some children and limit their participation in school.
From BBC
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