banked
Example Sentences
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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
“We have already banked $870 million of productivity benefits and are on track to reach an annualized run-rate of $1.8 billion by year-end, with significantly more to come as our multiyear program continues to scale.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
But it banked track position and ensured Red Bull had to run Verstappen longer, to build a tyre offset to come back at Russell over the remaining laps.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
“The only real input I’m going to have is … understanding their process … and then if there are some financial decisions that are being banked into who we pick and why.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
Fretting, concentrated thought, reading, looking, wanting—all were to be avoided in favor of a slow drift of association, while the minutes accumulated like banked snow and the silence deepened around her.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
