banked
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The U.S. military has long banked on new types of technology to give soldiers an edge on the battlefields of the future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Nonetheless, people who bought homes recently and who banked on rates going lower are now in a position where their already high payment is expected to increase even more.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
The “self-fulfilling prophecy” of betting on rising winners has suddenly turned into a losing game for investors who banked on its success.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
From there, he sailed around the outside of the Mercedes around the long, banked first corner, known as Tarzan, and set off after the Ferrari.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Then I banked the fire, locked the doors, and took her back upstairs with a chamber pot of warm water and a lantern I’d found in the barn.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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