for better or (for) worse

idiom

: whether good or bad things happen : no matter what happens
We've made our decision and now we have to stick to it for better or worse.

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And luckily, for better or worse, entertaining is definitely a part of him. Brie Stimson, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2024 While electric vehicles have now further revolutionized American manufacturing, our country’s K-12 system is for better or worse still organized a lot like an early 20th-century Fordist assembly line. Jens Ludwig and Randall Stephenson, Twin Cities, 26 Dec. 2024 Of course, many of the most brutal moments of the first season have stuck with me, for better or worse. Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024 Trump, for better or worse, was officially voted in, inaugurated, and served out the entirety of his first four-year term. Ryan Smith, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for for better or (for) worse 

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for better or (for) worse

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“For better or (for) worse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20better%20or%20%28for%29%20worse. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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