rake
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The originals “wouldn’t really rake in the money,” she recalls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
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
Yet more wondered if this was just an easy way for her to rake in more money.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
In a rare feat for any indie arthouse movie, the thriller is currently on track to rake in $100 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
He ran to her, clutching his rake, worried that she had discovered a dead animal, or a snake.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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
The talk show raked in Daytime Emmy awards, and the host’s sway with the audience was undeniable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Throughout their nearly 70-year run, the Chipmunks have squeaked out 38 studio albums, raked in more than $1 billion at the box office and won five Grammys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
SpaceX’s record-breaking initial public offering, which raked in almost $86 billion, is of course the biggest fundraise — for any sector — in 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
He turned on the foots and she walked out on the apron and looked over the thousand dark empty waiting raked seats.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
They were starting from a much higher base, each with more than 35% of households in the high-income category, raking in north of $200,000 a year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
JPMorgan, Goldman and other big banks are raking in trading revenue this year as “the market is clearly extremely risk-on.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 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
That isn’t to say Microsoft isn’t raking in cash: the company’s most recent earnings report tallies nearly $32 billion in net income in the last fiscal year.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Next afternoon, Judd sets me to scrubbing down the sides of his trailer and his porch, shining up the windows, raking the yard.
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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