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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Everything that happened on late night happened through a smoky lens, but for better or worse, the show went on.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
Within certain sectors, AI capabilities have fundamentally changed the playing field, for better or worse, irrespective of executives’ proactivity in seeking out these tools—such that developing an AI strategy is no longer optional, but critical to maintaining a competitive advantage.
—Jorge Castro, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
Within certain sectors, AI capabilities have fundamentally changed the playing field, for better or worse, irrespective of executives’ proactivity in seeking out these tools—such that developing an AI strategy is no longer optional, but critical to maintaining a competitive advantage.
—Jorge Castro, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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
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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 20 Jan. 2025.
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