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Resident doctors can earn thousands more each year for things like working at unsocial times and doing additional hours.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Sindarov, who defeated world No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura, was one of only five players to earn grandmaster title before age 13.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

This is a far cry from college sports in the 1970s and ’80s, when student athletes were expected to earn their degrees in four years.

From Salon • 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

It was harder and harder for Papa to earn money as a farmer.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis