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get better

Idioms  
  1. Improve; recover one's health. For example, I just started studying Japanese, and I hope to get better soon, or The doctor said I could expect to get better within a couple of days. Also see get well.


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We may get better at spotting slopaganda, but in the process we also become more likely to mistake real things for fake things.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Bass was aware of all that, but said that having worked in Sacramento and D.C., and having built relationships with county supervisors, she’d be able to build better systems and get better outcomes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

In this week’s Don’t Short Yourself newsletter, Genna Contino shared a simple tip on how to get better prices on airline tickets.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

"I'm filled with disgust at the current state, but optimism that it's going to get better," he told CNN's Jake Tapper earlier this month.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Plus, they had always managed so far, just the two of them, no matter how bad the treatments made her feel, it was the price she paid to get better, so why—?

From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness

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