reaped

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Olympic hockey team reaped the benefits of the NanoNeedle earlier this year—even if they had never heard of it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

American oil producers on the Gulf Coast have reaped a bonanza from the choking off of energy supplies moving through the key Strait of Hormuz near Iran.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Hobbs has reaped the rewards of its place in the biggest oil-producing county in the country: As oil prices soar, restaurants and hotels fill up, construction booms and retail sales rise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

The great Muhammad Ali reaped the benefit of this custom, fighting Japanese wrestler Antonio Inoki in 1976 in front of 14,00 in Tokyo.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

The NAACP, the civil rights organization most closely identified with the concert, reaped substantial rewards.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman