rake
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Marco Casiraghi, senior economist at Evercore ISI, said Bessent’s plans don’t kill any chance of a rake hike.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
It was nominated for Best Picture, proving the director could still rake in big bucks without the help of Batman IP and with the intricate plotting of his earliest works.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Yet more wondered if this was just an easy way for her to rake in more money.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
In a group play match against Algeria, Lionel Messi, the Argentine superstar, seemed to rake his studs along Aïssa Mandi’s right calf and ankle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
“Which of you tore away my door and which of you have my rake and my hoe and which of you burned my roof in his oven?”
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
Former Rep. Cori Bush raked in more cash from California donors than in-state supporters in her bid to unseat incumbent Rep. Wesley Bell in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, the seat she had held previously.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
The pair had broken up the paint and raked flakes into the soil, but Evans said some parts were "baked" so it had been difficult to do so.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
After just six days in theaters, Sony Pictures’ “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has now raked in more than $1 billion in global box office revenue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Only that CEO happens to be the highest earner in NBA history, having raked in $581.4 million from three teams over the course of his career.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
I can usually see the humorous side of their scoldings, but it’s easier when somebody else is being raked over the coals.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
After a multiyear drought in tech IPOs, Wall Street’s equity capital-markets desks are raking in fees again thanks to the artificial-intelligence boom.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Gatwood hoped to put in a new fence and was raking some rocks and dirt to make the yard smoother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Washington Post reported that Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, the president’s eldest sons, have a portfolio of tech companies that are raking in billions from the Pentagon.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
The father explained that after learning about the Aintree incident, "to then learn that ambulance staff have done the same and we have only found out by raking through these documents is appalling".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Now I see that he is tormenting me, he is merely raking about in the wound and looking up surreptitiously at me over his glasses.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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