winnings
Example Sentences
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Ami recalls making "phone call after phone call" chasing her winnings.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
While his gains have been smaller than his previous crypto winnings, he says that the calm is worth it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Because of how these products are designed, investors who hold them for longer than a day take the risk that “volatility decay” may erode some or all of their winnings, Sotiroff said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
It was a luxurious time in media, circa 2011, when ESPN’s Grantland paid his $10,000 entry fee and said he could keep his winnings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
They actually thought about handing their winnings over to some certified, qualified, sanitized, honest-to-God professional investor to run the money for them.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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