all the better
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"If they are alive, all the better, but what I want is to find them," he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Though the theory about the film’s narrative structure might not have played out exactly as many speculated, Fennell’s adaptation is all the better for it.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026
In fact, the book may be all the better for not strictly sticking to what she calls “a methodologically rigorous form of historical recovery and reconstruction.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
“I’m OK with competition. It’s all the better when you beat somebody who is more highly rated than you are.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
The Greeks enjoyed him and liked him all the better for it.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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