reap
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But if yields fall by 1 percentage point, investors would be poised to reap a very strong total return.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Individual investors rarely get to reap that gain, though.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Among the culprits: owners letting their land, the youths delivering the fuel to run the mining machinery, but also "certain officials" in both Ivory Coast and abroad financing illegal mines to reap the profits.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
“I just feel like we are just starting to get our flowers and reap some of the benefits of hard work, blood, sweat and tears that we put into it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
“I won’t be sorry to see Mr. Marn reap a bitter harvest,” the captain said.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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Hilton said the state currently reaps $11 billion to $12 billion per year from vehicle registration fees, and that his proposal would reduce the revenue to roughly $2.7 billion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
They follow a pledge by leader Kim Jong Un to bolster nuclear forces, as Pyongyang reaps the benefits of deeper ties with Russia and sharpens its invective against US ally South Korea.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
The party also reaps domestic gains from its push for cultural appeal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
Even as it reaps the fruits of this durian diplomacy, it is eyeing what state media calls "durian freedom".
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
"What a man sows on his name day, he reaps throughout the year."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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He sees it as “a period where we have reaped the benefits of the first shift and see up ahead — not very far ahead — the risks of the next stage.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
But the programs that have stuck to the Southland have reaped the benefits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Some analysts had been concerned that gains that airlines like Lufthansa reaped from an Asia windfall brought on by the Iran war would fade fast now that carrier capacity in the Gulf is fully reinstated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
As major tech companies continue to expand their AI spending, the island has reaped the benefits of being a critical part of the AI supply chain, in large part thanks to chipmaking powerhouse TSMC.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
But the rice he reaped from the land of the Hwangs brought him twice as much as that from his own rice land.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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Shipowners are reaping some of the best returns the industry has seen in decades; and the sailors who make the dangerous crossing are being paid like never before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
And despite the bloodshed, it was a gamble that paid off, reaping countless benefits for the isolated and impoverished country, transforming both its economic and military fortunes.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
In today’s music industry, when artists aren’t reaping the full benefits of the recording economy because of streaming platforms, the live experience is as vital as ever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
European and domestic losses got the 2026-27 campaign off to a whimper but Vrancken stayed calm and believes his team are now reaping deserved benefits.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Go back in with you maybe, if I can. If my name’s drawn at the reaping, it won’t matter. He’ll just volunteer to take my place.”
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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