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as in to win
to receive as return for effort
during my teen years I earned pocket money by mowing lawns
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Recent Examples of earn
The Texas Rangers had three players earn spots on MLB Pipeline’s top 100 prospects for 2025.
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2025
Yet this financial advisor-innovator, who has been in the industry for more than a decade, noticed a pattern: no matter how much money her clients earned, few had a clear understanding of their expenses.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Kennedy’s enthusiasm for dietary health has earned him some plaudits from Democrats.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
Fastenal earned 46 cents per share on revenue of $1.82 billion, while analysts polled by FactSet were expecting 48 cents per share on $1.84 billion in revenue.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2025
Yet this financial advisor-innovator, who has been in the industry for more than a decade, noticed a pattern: no matter how much money her clients earned, few had a clear understanding of their expenses.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Kennedy’s enthusiasm for dietary health has earned him some plaudits from Democrats.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
Fastenal earned 46 cents per share on revenue of $1.82 billion, while analysts polled by FactSet were expecting 48 cents per share on $1.84 billion in revenue.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earn
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Another ticket sold in Texas matched four numbers drawn plus the Powerball to win $150,000 with the Power Play multiplier.—
Don Sweeney,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Jan. 2025
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Biden’s aides also deserve credit for working closely with Trump’s team to win a cease-fire in Gaza during the administration’s waning days.—
Andrew Exum,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2025
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This Amazon comedy deserved to be a bigger hit — but these friends will stay with us forever.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Trump was asked by a reporter on Tuesday at a White House press conference why Rodriguez deserved a pardon for stunning a police officer, along with others convicted of assaulting officers.—
Claire Healy,
Miami Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
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Hackers gained access to the information by stealing login credentials that gave them access to the company’s customer support portal.—
Lily Hay Newman,
WIRED,
18 Jan. 2025
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The younger Ball gains the bragging rights over big brother for now, evening their record at 2-2 all time.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Jan. 2025
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Several semiconductor makers should reap the biggest rewards from President Donald Trump’s Stargate artificial intelligence initiative, tech analysts say.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2025
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JPMorgan's profit rose to a record high in 2024 as its dealmakers and traders reaped a windfall from rebounding markets in the fourth quarter.—
Pritam Biswas and Nupur Anand,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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Last year, the Alternatives to PAIN Act garnered an impressive show of bipartisan support in the House and Senate.—
Christian Josi,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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Jacques Audiard’s movie is already smashing ceilings, garnering the most noms for a film not in English and seeing star Karla Sofia Gascón become the first openly trans person ever to be nominated in an acting category.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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The officials will help Trump run the Pentagon as his nominees for top roles make their way through Congressional confirmation.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2025
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Such cases bring home the importance of mutually respectful communication when making such requests.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The voice note, originally obtained by Daily Mail, is a six-minute apology from Baldoni, who sounds desperate to fix any trouble over Lively’s rooftop rewrites.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
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What To Know The memo, first obtained by The Washington Post, dated Wednesday and sent to federal agencies, was issued by Matthew J. Vaeth, acting director of the White House Office of Management and Budget.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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He’s got quite a fastball and has some creativity to him.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Having a president who still receives royalty payments for a 1987 book titled The Art of the Deal naturally raises expectations that this is a leader who can, well, get a deal done.—
Chris Dobstaff,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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