earned

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Nearly 14,000 artists earned $100,000 in Spotify royalties alone last year, and independent artists and labels accounted for about half of all payments, according to the streamer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Tesla earned $3.12 a share in 2023, selling about 1.8 million cars.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

I also have rental and passive income, and my earned income does not exceed $22,000 per year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Burke, 33, herself became internet famous when she started posting TikToks about the tradwife movement, a subculture that has ignited feminists and earned praise from religious conservatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“I would also suggest a very brilliant young woman who just got her diploma, Katherine Coleman. She’s a mathematician and earned the highest GPA we’ve ever had here.”

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson