netting

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Whistleblowers can receive millions of dollars for their work on an SEC case, netting between 10% and 30% of the fines collected.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The whale's troubles appear to have started when it became entangled in netting.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Let’s say, for the sake of argument, you end up netting $45,000 of that pay increase.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

In 1987, the lawsuits were settled with Feese receiving $57,500 and Forget, who asked for $1 million, netting $42,500.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

They weren’t really tents—just white mosquito netting hung or draped to make a space so they could lie down inside.

From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park