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1. better off(p)adjective

   in a more fortunate or prosperous condition

   "she would have been better off if she had stuck with teaching"; "is better off than his classmate"

   Antonyms:
   unfortunate

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1. David Boies:

   They have not presented any evidence that they would have been better off.

2. Scott Smith:

   If Republicans truly want to expand their base and broaden the tent, they have to avoid these kinds of situations, there's no doubt that Republican candidates would be better off not being drawn into this kind of dialogue. They had nothing to do with Indiana.

3. Chris Christie:

   I don't think anyone can look objectively at where we sit as a country now and say that we're better off than we were seven years ago on the issue of race in America with Barack Obama as president.

4. Mark Hebner:

   Investors would be better off just putting their money in passive funds.

5. Fannah Mohammad:

   After my husband lost his job two years ago, we can't find even food to eat and feed our children, once a day, we mix bread crumbs with water and eat with my children. That's only on lucky days. On most occasions we sleep without eating an entire day. But we are better off than other families. We are thankful we are still alive.

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