turn for the better
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A musician, his career fortunes have taken a surprising turn for the better.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Ollie on Chelsea's prospects: Hopefully we are making a turn for the better now.
From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025
"I am sure that those very - to put it mildly - unexpected, harsh, aggressive events, will surely moderate. Next year there will be a turn for the better, for sure," predicted 68-year-old Yelena Popova.
From Reuters • Dec. 31, 2022
History formed who we are, and unless we understand how we came to be, we're not going to be able to make a turn for the better.
From Salon • Oct. 24, 2022
Theo has taken a turn for the better.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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