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crept

[krept] / krɛpt /


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The result is that profit margin estimates have crept higher, all culminating in the explosion of earnings projections.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

In other words - this trouble has not just crept up on Spurs.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Still, dozens of drivers crept around the lot, hoping to pounce if someone pulled out.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

For now, the company has a nice cushion to lean on: Capital expenditures for Nvidia’s Big Tech hyperscaler consumers have crept into the neighborhood of $700 billion.

From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026

So Roz camouflaged herself, she avoided the fields and kept to the trees, and with Brightbill as her guide, she carefully crept north through farm country.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown



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