eke
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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
“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
Kudryashev’s short stint last year in the vanguard of Russia’s army offers a glimpse of the tactics that Russia is employing to eke out battlefield advances in Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
Not finding what they had hoped or expected, many returned home, but others stayed and tried to eke out a living.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Oumar Cisse used to lead tours of Djenne, an ancient, fabled city in central Mali known for its towering mud-brick mosque, but he now ekes out a living driving an old motorcycle taxi in Bamako.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 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
She ekes out a living crocheting bags and clothing, earning less than $10 a week, and relies on food donations from the parallel civilian government.
From Reuters ● Jan. 31, 2023
That he does before surrendering to his psychological flaw: his inability to be content with whatever success he ekes out.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 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
Caicedo eked out a living by selling peanuts and other products on the street, earning just enough to pay for a room that cost around $4.50 a day.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
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
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 held up better, falling 0.2%, while the Dow industrials eked out a 0.1% gain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
Each winter the waters withdrew, leaving behind a thick new layer of mud so black and fertile that two crops grew in Egypt while other lands eked out one.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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
Staff at Softstar Shoes in Oregon have discovered a newfound enthusiasm for eking out resources and growing profits.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 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
It is heavily focused on corporate applications of AI, where eking out efficiencies with automation has real value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
He was methodically capable of eking out a win from a seemingly hopeless and delicate position.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
