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Calls for steps to stimulate domestic consumption went largely unanswered as a surge in exports helped it to eke out sufficient growth to meet its official target for the year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5%, its 14th record of the year, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.03% to eke out its 20th record of the year.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 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

Then the anger would pass; he would go back to his job and try to eke out a few pennies to support his wife and children.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

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

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

Instead of bleating big themes, it ekes feeling from repression in telling the story of a character who does the same.

From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2022

They rested on a bench on one of those small triangles of breathing-space which the city ekes out now and then; mill ends of land parcels.

From Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day by Benjamin A. Heydrick

The Dow Industrials fell for a third-straight week, while the Nasdaq composite eked out a small gain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 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

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

Meta Platforms was down 8.6% today, while Microsoft was off 3.9%. Amazon.com eked out a 0.8% gain, but Alphabet was the real winner, closing 10% higher.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

"I just...I just do," I eked out, barely.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds

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

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