reaped

Example Sentences

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The top executives at GM and Ford in 2025 reaped the highest compensation ever during their tenures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut said he would introduce legislation to ban the practice, citing a post on X alleging that six insiders may have reaped $1.2 million in profit from suspicious trades.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 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

During the 2016 Super Bowl at Levi’s, San Francisco reaped 57% of the estimated $240 million windfall in related spending, a study found.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Lawrence avoided pointing out to Sproul that he had planted the seeds of this competition himself, but plainly the harvest was already being reaped at Berkeley’s expense.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik