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as in deposited
to put in an account
she always banks half of her paycheck
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Recent Examples of banked
Adams banked on these players improving and has ended up with a collection of talented players who are either underachieving or not developing at the rate the team expected.
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Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
But Hynes said the worst times to go through losing streaks are at the beginning of the season and the end, and the Wild banked enough points to still be very much in a playoff position.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
The player the Knicks banked on has finally cashed in.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
Much as Zelle exists as a barrier to the theft of the banked, there’s always a way.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Cryogenically preserved and banked in a secure lab, Acorn will soon offer bespoke serums from patients’ stem cell secretions for use at future microneedling appointments.
—Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Andrews’ three-pointer banked into the basket with four-tenths of a second left, leaving a crowd that had been buzzing moments earlier in stunned disbelief.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Almost, because his kick banked off the left goal post and through.
—Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 8 Dec. 2024
The ranks of the unbanked are also falling as the population gets older, and becomes generally more educated — older folks and those with more education are more likely to be banked.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
But Hynes said the worst times to go through losing streaks are at the beginning of the season and the end, and the Wild banked enough points to still be very much in a playoff position.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
The player the Knicks banked on has finally cashed in.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
Much as Zelle exists as a barrier to the theft of the banked, there’s always a way.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Cryogenically preserved and banked in a secure lab, Acorn will soon offer bespoke serums from patients’ stem cell secretions for use at future microneedling appointments.
—Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Andrews’ three-pointer banked into the basket with four-tenths of a second left, leaving a crowd that had been buzzing moments earlier in stunned disbelief.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Almost, because his kick banked off the left goal post and through.
—Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 8 Dec. 2024
The ranks of the unbanked are also falling as the population gets older, and becomes generally more educated — older folks and those with more education are more likely to be banked.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Banked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banked. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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