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"better off knowing" is a grammatically correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It means that someone or something would benefit from having knowledge or information about a particular topic or situation. Example: "I'm glad I found out about the pay raise before negotiating my salary. I'm now better off knowing the company's expectations."
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Although I do look around and see people together experiencing certain things, and I do wish I could share it with someone -- and I will -- but for the time being, I know I am better off knowing I can do things for myself and not have to answer to anyone.
You're better off knowing where you stand than gambling on something completely beyond your control.
He said in a message on Twitter, "The military's highest commanders agree: Our fighting force's better off knowing we'll have the best & brightest men & women serving".
Some people might think that it's better off knowing nothing about authors when they read their work, but for King, his heart is on his sleeve.
Indeed, we are better off knowing about the hateful things being said, first because it provides "valuable information," second because it gives the targeted individuals "an opportunity to respond" and third because it "highlights … issues that can be addressed in other ways, for example through education".
"But then you're like, 'That's enough of that person.' " Weren't we better off knowing a little bit less, a little less often, about everyone else? Once, after high school graduation, a theater geek could dye his hair blue, come out of the closet or declare himself a semiotician without so much as a backward glance.
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Sometimes, you're better off not knowing.
The Mosquito tone is one of those things you're better off not knowing.
It's not an easy truth to hear, but we are better off for knowing it.
To the Editor: The recommendations for reduced screening for breast and cervical cancer embrace a remarkable premise — that there are some things we're better off not knowing.
The best nonfiction trumps fiction by combining the allure of a true story with the recounting of realities we are better off for knowing.
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