rake
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Officers also established that the pair profited from the games by taking a commission from each poker hand, known within the industry as "the rake", rather than by directly wagering against players.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The originals “wouldn’t really rake in the money,” she recalls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Now, there are a handful of other AI companies capturing investor attention as they rake in hefty profits.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
Murphy was first spotted living beneath a bush before wandering into the car park of The Old Windmill pub in the city centre, "rake thin" and in need of care.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
I put the rake behind the Store and came through the back of the house to find Grandmother on the front porch in her big, wide white apron.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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The firm raked in business during the chaotic aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis but failed to reinvest those profits and even cut lawyers when many of its competitors were in growth mode.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
The company is expected to report $28 billion in revenue on Wednesday, roughly equivalent to what the company raked in a year earlier, according to FactSet data.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
To stem the fall, the RBI has rolled out an array of moves to woo dollar inflows, including a deposit scheme for the Indian diaspora that raked in around $127 billion.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Galán declined to be interviewed for Carr’s documentary, having been thoroughly raked over the coals once the public’s visceral disgust with “The Swan” got it canceled after its second season.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
Next, Lily lifted a corner of the mattress and raked her arm along the box springs, reaching in between all the way up to her armpit.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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Outside Shikoli's house, groups of men and women wearing high-visibility vests are shovelling and raking garbage out of the riverbed and disposing it far from the water.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
Six weeks before the release date, there were already almost 7 million pre-orders for “GTA 6,” according to data from Sensor Tower as of Friday, raking in over $600 million already.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
Frustrated fans would have to consider new Sunday hobbies, like raking and aerating the lawn, or speaking to their families.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 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
A wind rose up, raking its sound along the tree branches, hitting our faces like an oven blast, like the sudden breezes of hell.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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