for the better
idiom
: so as to produce improvement
The new policy is a change for the better.
My father's health has recently taken a turn for the better.
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Paleontologists have known something strange happened between the end of the Triassic Period and the beginning of the Jurassic for the better part of a century.
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
The object of their largesse was an obscure nonprofit called the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation which, for the better part of two decades, had quietly helped firefighters by raising funds for equipment — often things as nominal as gloves and flashlights — not covered in the city budget.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
What there won’t be are immediate answers for why a team that looks like one of the league’s best for the better part of four months becomes its own worst enemy in the postseason.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
This is gonna be the type of thing now that someone has to dedicate 20 to 30 hours a week for the better part of a year to even have a shot at.
—Outside Online, 16 Jan. 2025
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
The object of their largesse was an obscure nonprofit called the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation which, for the better part of two decades, had quietly helped firefighters by raising funds for equipment — often things as nominal as gloves and flashlights — not covered in the city budget.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
What there won’t be are immediate answers for why a team that looks like one of the league’s best for the better part of four months becomes its own worst enemy in the postseason.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
This is gonna be the type of thing now that someone has to dedicate 20 to 30 hours a week for the better part of a year to even have a shot at.
—Outside Online, 16 Jan. 2025
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“For the better.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20the%20better. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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