reaped

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The emergence of electric vehicles, hybrids and more fuel-efficient gasoline-powered vehicles is part of the reason, even as those fuel efficiencies are mostly reaped by the well-heeled Americans who can afford the newer cars.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

The top executives at GM and Ford in 2025 reaped the highest compensation ever during their tenures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The great Muhammad Ali reaped the benefit of this custom, fighting Japanese wrestler Antonio Inoki in 1976 in front of 14,00 in Tokyo.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

During the 2016 Super Bowl at Levi’s, San Francisco reaped 57% of the estimated $240 million windfall in related spending, a study found.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

So I let it go- We must have reaped every last strawberry before she stood up, put her arm in mine and escorted me down the mountain.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George