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Analysts had predicted the company would go there for the first time since 2012, but it managed to eke out $784 million—a precipitous drop from the previous quarter’s $12.4 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Tesla is expected to eke out some growth in 2026, selling about 1.7 million cars.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

I still think Scotland will eke out the win, but how will Steve Clarke go about it?

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

But enthusiasm for some of the predicted nominees isn’t at its zenith: “Despite grim reviews for its latest season, ‘Euphoria’ will still eke out a nomination because Zendaya can do no wrong,” grouses Kristen Baldwin.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

What this technique does is eke out as many as possible of the sympathetic resonances, or harmonics, latent in the reverberating strings, thus imitating the natural harmonics found in plucked strings and struck metal bars.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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

Matt Smith ekes out a one-point lead over reigning champ Matthew Mcfadyen in Round 1.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 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

The cashier of the Farmers' State Bank in the prairie town ekes out his small salary with the commissions he receives as agent for a few companies.

From White Ashes by Sidney R. (Sidney Robinson) Kennedy

The Dodgers eked across a run in the third inning on a Freddie Freeman groundout with runners on second and third.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

South Korea’s Kospi eked out a 0.1% gain after declining for most of the session, while Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average pared its earlier losses to close 0.3% lower.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 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 S&P 500 eked out a 0.1% gain today and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.2%—small but mighty gains considering both indexes closed at record highs.

From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026

They must remain hidden, and give the humans no hint that they were here, or that, unthinkably, five abominations had survived the Carnage and eked out an existence here for fifteen years.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

As a young man, Francisco traversed it on horseback, eking out a living by draining resin from the towering pines.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

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

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

As much as my spirits were lifted by eking out some breathing room, I was still deep in the hurt locker and ready for the day to end.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

He worked on other men’s boats as strenuously as his slowly healing body would let him, eking out a meager living for himself and his widowed mother.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson