better than

More than, larger in amount or greater in rate, as in My new car can do better than 100 miles an hour , or The new plan will cut better than 15 percent of costs . Some authorities consider this usage colloquial and advise that it be avoided in formal writing. [Late 1500s] Also see better half , def. 1.
Superior to, as in He's no better than Tom at writing a memo . [9th century]

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Boosler understands this better than most.

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Donaldson understands this better than anyone.

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“It’s all downhill after you’ve done the WHCD. I mean, is there anything better than making the president of the United States laugh for fifteen minutes? I feel like I helped avert wars.”

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Working funerals were "much better than a summit because there are no expectations. People don't expect their leaders to come back from a funeral with test ban agreements or farm quote reductions. So we can actually have some meaningful discussions. A summit is just a public relations circus."

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No one embodies this rebirth better than Dani Olmo, their only real signing this summer.

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