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The breakthrough revived the program and led the industry to produce and improve on Compound E, renamed cortisone, yielding medicines such as Merck’s own Decadron.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Watching from afar, he believes England have the talent to improve on an erratic 2025-26 campaign.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
As amusing as it is, “Marble Hall Murders” doesn’t improve on its predecessors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Today’s version would expand and improve on Medicare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The verb must be changed — at least in those already vast and growing areas where man is attempting to improve on nature’s way.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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