rake
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For one, Thill says Microsoft’s offerings that integrate AI agents into the platform present an opportunity for long-term growth, because they increase the amount of money Microsoft can rake in from each of its users.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
The originals “wouldn’t really rake in the money,” she recalls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
He said he learned how to hand rake mussels during the film, although admitted they were unusable by the end of the day.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Yet more wondered if this was just an easy way for her to rake in more money.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
She stood straight up, shaded her eyes with her right hand, then threw the rake to the side and commenced running at me.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Galán declined to be interviewed for Carr’s documentary, having been thoroughly raked over the coals once the public’s visceral disgust with “The Swan” got it canceled after its second season.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
Polo raked across the peninsula and hopped the Gulf of California, then weakened to a tropical storm as it churned northeast into the Mexican mainland.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
A review of Nottingham NHS Trust found 520 mums and babies suffered potentially avoidable harm or death, according to the Sunday Mirror, while former CEO Peter Homa "raked in thousands" through his co-owned business.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The talk show raked in Daytime Emmy awards, and the host’s sway with the audience was undeniable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
My mother and I raked them across the front dirt and burned them in the street.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
After a multiyear drought in tech IPOs, Wall Street’s equity capital-markets desks are raking in fees again thanks to the artificial-intelligence boom.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
They were starting from a much higher base, each with more than 35% of households in the high-income category, raking in north of $200,000 a year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
They provide one-stop services to banks, hedge funds and other large financial clients, raking in as much as $10 billion a year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
But not everyone is raking in the big bucks with financial winners and losers.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
He had no doubt cut himself while repeatedly raking the shark.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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