rake
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For one, Thill says Microsoft’s offerings that integrate AI agents into the platform present an opportunity for long-term growth, because they increase the amount of money Microsoft can rake in from each of its users.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Now, there are a handful of other AI companies capturing investor attention as they rake in hefty profits.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
That, and a booming economy, helped Detroit carmakers rake in profits, which were subsequently funneled into pursuing other businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
He said he learned how to hand rake mussels during the film, although admitted they were unusable by the end of the day.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Lizzie set down the clam bucket and rake she’d carried from the dory and walked carefully up to him, a little wary because you never can tell what idiots might do.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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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
Polo raked across the peninsula and hopped the Gulf of California, then weakened to a tropical storm as it churned northeast into the Mexican mainland.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
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
A review of Nottingham NHS Trust found 520 mums and babies suffered potentially avoidable harm or death, according to the Sunday Mirror, while former CEO Peter Homa "raked in thousands" through his co-owned business.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Z raked his fingers through his matted hair.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
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After a few years of glossy magazine profiles and raking in the big bucks, he was searching for meaning and unhappy with the “tragic artist” he met in the mirror.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
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
As refineries crank out more fuel to meet demand, energy companies are raking in billions of dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Then, nine minutes into the second half, Bale played a raking long ball to Ramsey, who found Robson-Kanu in the penalty area.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Callum stood, raking his floppy brown hair out of his dark brown eyes, blushing and smiling at his friends.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
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