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English word

improve

A1Frequent NGSL-1
UK /ɪmˈpruːv/US /ɪmˈpruːv/
verb

to become better than before; to make something/somebody better than before

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Taylor Swift's NYU Commencement Speech (2022) video example

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I feel so proud to share this day with my fellow honorees Susan Hockfield and Félix Matos Rodríguez, who humble me with the ways they improve our world with their work.

Taylor Swift's NYU Commencement Speech (2022)

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Um, and so just about every sector of technology is improved—why is this not improved?

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