eke
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It even managed to eke out a small operating profit in the second quarter—a stark contrast to its biggest rival OpenAI, whose losses deepened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
And especially on circuits like this, it just allows you to eke out that little bit more on the brakes, get that little bit closer to the walls, and it's been a flawless weekend.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Tesla is expected to eke out some growth in 2026, selling about 1.7 million cars.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
“Euphoria” “Despite grim reviews for its latest season, ‘Euphoria’ will still eke out a nomination because Zendaya can do no wrong.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
In the few years before forest recovers the plot, farmers can eke something out of the land.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Finding a fresh plot twist is the only way it ekes out a draw.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
Once juggling multiple odd jobs, Helal Uddin now ekes out a living running a food cart.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
In the battle of Barbenheimer, Gerwig’s comedy ekes out a victory over “Oppenheimer,” proving that some fights can be finished with no nuclear escalation whatsoever.
From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
Today the 70-year-old struggles with respiratory illness and ekes out a living ferrying people and parcels on his scooter.
From Reuters ● Dec. 16, 2022
Pruitt migrated from Beaumont to Monroe City when the oil boom came and ekes out an existence doing odd jobs in the fields.
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 by United States. Work Projects Administration
The stock has eked out a 6.2% gain so far this year, as some investors still worry about deeper pressures on consumers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
A political newcomer, Marx eked out his victory in a three-way race by less than 2,500 votes out of more than 520,000 cast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
And unlike past editions when they often gritted their teeth and only eked through, they’ve done it this time with a game to spare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
The millennial sex therapist eked out a narrow win in the Democratic primary election in March and will advance to a runoff with the second-place finisher, sheriff’s deputy Johnny Garcia, on Tuesday.
From Slate ● May 22, 2026
The boat shot forward and Washington narrowly eked out the West’s first IRA victory.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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He was ultimately the only plausible option for voters worried that Hong’s controversies risked blowing the general election and ended up eking it out by less than half a percentage point.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026
Self-healing grids: During heat waves, artificial intelligence would reroute power for maximum efficiency, eking out extra performance to avoid blackouts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Hoan worked from the same slab of concrete for a decade, eking out a modest living hawking colourful bouquets.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
That research has shed light on existential threats facing the big cats eking out an existence in an increasingly urbanized landscape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025
The gear will just weigh us down, and we at least need to try to find them before eking out a life inside caves and eating lake vines.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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