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Example Sentences

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The couple earn about $240,000 a year now, which has allowed them to pay down a lot of their credit card debt and build savings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“That’s how you grow as a leader, how you earn credibility with your players, if you don’t think you have it all together all the time,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Money that flows into private funds usually gets funneled through private wealth managers who can earn fees from the private-credit managers.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

"We cannot earn enough even to cover our rent and food."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Gran’s secret to no signs of feline life—no evidence of cat hair or litter—could earn her a fortune.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas