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These investments have been slow to show results: Its net profit more than halved for the third consecutive quarter, while revenue has declined for more than a year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
BHP Group reported a 9% increase in annual net profit and an even bigger gain in underlying earnings as prices of copper, now its main profit engine, surged to all-time highs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Expand Energy and Valero are seen having net cash on their balance sheets by 2028, for example.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The fund has seen total net inflows of $1 billion so far in 2026, according to BlackRock data.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Abu was the best swimmer and net fixer among us.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Walter’s flipping of the franchise netted him a $2.5-billion profit after only 14 months of ownership.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Farage netted 46 percent of the vote in the 2024 general election to become an MP on his eighth attempt.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
He was named player of the tournament, having netted seven times - including efforts in each knockout round.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Even if the rental income netted $2,000 a month, that could be very helpful for someone on a modest income.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
After a pause Rick said to the clerk, a heavy-jowled, middle-aged woman with netted gray hair, “Do you have a print of Munch’s Puberty?”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
However, Haaland went on to 52 goals that season, with Nunez netting only 15.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Near a petrol station draped in anti-drone netting, an employee casually smoked a cigarette, waiting for the alert to be over.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
“You know, their story is quite similar to how women in England weren’t allowed to play football for years,” observed Higgins, netting a doubtful reaction from the museum’s forbearing docent.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
Salvadoran referee Iván Barton immediately pointed to the spot and Oyarzabal stepped up and obliged, beating French keeper Mike Maignan into the side netting at the right post for his fifth goal of the tournament.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Finally, I stepped over to her bed and lifted the netting.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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