reward

Example Sentences

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When evolution experiments only reward a single state, other necessary states can degrade.

From Science Daily

League One Port Vale's reward for beating Sunderland in the FA Cup is a quarter-final tie away to Chelsea, while Manchester City will host Liverpool in a heavyweight showdown.

From BBC

Bank executives say rewards programs could drain their firms of deposits, hamstringing their ability to lend.

From Barron's

“Near wins” also exploit this vulnerability by activating our brain’s rewards system almost as strongly as a win, making losses feel like progress and encouraging us to keep betting.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the era of high-risk high-reward batting, where contributions were not measured in milestones, Samson became the folk hero who strove only for high impact and was rewarded with consistency by the cricketing gods.

From BBC