earned

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He last won with Carolina in 2006, but he earned two President’s Trophies in 2017-18 and 2023-24 with the Predators and the Rangers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

He studied chemical engineering as an undergraduate at University of Wisconsin-Madison and eventually earned a Ph.D. in the subject from the University of Minnesota.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Johnson, 36, purchased the “masterclass in modernism” back in January 2016, when she paid $3.55 million for the property, using a chunk of the money she earned from starring in the “Fifty Shades” franchises.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

He’d earned a grade of 90 percent in Spanish and 97 percent in geometry, making for “a really good year.”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady