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reap

[reep] / rip /


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SpaceX is such a cult holding that he knows that at the first hint that he was selling or pledging his shares, he would reap the whirlwind.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

The longer the case drags on, the company argues, the more the law firm can reap in profit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

The state would already reap its share through established corporate taxes, he argued.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Importantly though, even when the market’s initial verdict is negative, Facebook and other early IPO movers got to reap the benefits of being public as they waited for their shares to recover.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

A superstitious part of Nailer wondered if the Scavenge God was balancing the scales of his Lucky Strike with a sickness that would kill him before he got to reap the rewards.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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