earn
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A recent HRC study on the queer wage gap found that trans women earn only 60 cents for every dollar a “typical worker” makes, according to the Bureau of Labor’s statistics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The average dollar actually invested in them, which is the amount of money investors actually earn after accounting for what they contributed or withdrew, earned 12.8%.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Rice would receive a significant pay increase to his reported £240,000-per-week salary, putting him on a par with the club's best earner Bukayo Saka, who is believed to earn about £350,000 a week.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Gutiérrez entered law school at 16 and eventually came to the U.S. on a Fulbright scholarship to earn a master’s degree at Harvard Law School.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Good thing, too, ’cause Mr. Harris is one of those “earn their respect before you earn their friendship” kind of teachers.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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Michelle Obama's final address as First Lady (2017)
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