rake
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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
Vance continues to rake in money from his bestselling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” and from investments in a range of assets including real estate and exchange-traded funds, according to the federal filing released Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
With $1,000 in seed money and another $10,000 from other sources, including donors, they could rake in $917 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 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
My excuses to Jeff were pretty lame, too: I had to clean my room, move some plants, rake my grandparents’ yard … After a while, he stopped asking and did more things with Rich instead.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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Already, the account has 1,700 fans and has raked in $5,000 in tips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
While prosecutors alleged he raked in roughly $50 million in poker winnings in 2016 alone, Goldstein estimated that he ultimately lost about $10 million through the peaks and valleys of his gambling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
"Evil Dead Burn" from Warner Bros. raked in $5 million over the weekend domestically, bringing its domestic total over the last two weeks to more than $24 million or $51 million globally.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 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
“Best privateer that ever raked a Britisher with a broadside! You want to buy expectations from me?”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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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
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
But not everyone is raking in the big bucks with financial winners and losers.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 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
We spent the day doing the usual: raking leaves, pruning bushes, watering flowers and weeding the lawn.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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