banked
Example Sentences
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It raised a toast to the crazy ones, told everyone to think different, sold billions of phones, banked trillions of dollars and filled our drawers with a gazillion white cables.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Starbucks has banked on higher service standards and warmer coffeehouse vibes as part of its effort to recharge sales.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
Failure to qualify is not expected to halt plans, with qualification said to be a bonus rather than something banked on.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
About half of Andreessen’s startups banked at SVB, the New York Times reported, but that was no matter.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
They were miles wide, apparently not breakers or the banked ridges of shallow water.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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