reaping

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Over in Europe, he was pilloried for acting too slowly to move on from Arsenal’s longtime manager Arsene Wenger in 2018 and accused of reaping profits from the team without making a meaningful investment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

According to Shah, in general terms, company shareholders are reaping the most from booming profits, followed by senior company executives and then employees who have stock options.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

It’s hard to watch the person doing the least work, who has not contributed anything to the tour, reaping the biggest rewards.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

“And in a drought, there may not be much of a reaping anyway.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

She has to claw around the girls’ reaping ball for quite a while to snag the one piece of paper that everyone already knows has my name on it.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins