bettering

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In the two years Chambers served in Compton, she said she got more done than her predecessors by improving street lighting, bettering the employment rate and helping small businesses.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

The Hertfordshire athlete, who only turned 17 on 27 April, said bettering two minutes had been "my dream" after setting her previous personal best of 2:01.50 last summer.

From BBC • May 11, 2024

"Narcissistic personality traits can absolutely be healthy, given that they are innate inside all of us, and do help us take action toward bettering ourselves," Alderete says.

From Salon • May 9, 2024

“We champion continual progress” on Nike’s site makes it sound like a group of hardworking peers constantly bettering their products.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2024

“But an exceptionally clever student could take a book outside, thus bettering himself without fear of lessening his much-loved faculty of sight.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss