- present participle of yield.
yielding
Example Sentences
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One pushed back: Why would they sell an investment that was yielding more than 8%?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026
He proposes state-level policy changes that would override local ones, lowering the minimum lot size for homes, yielding a higher number of smaller homes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
The IPOs arrive amid inflation concerns and higher Treasury yields, with 3-month T-bills yielding 2.7 percentage points more than S&P 500 dividends.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
After yielding just two runs in his first five combined starts, Wrobleski hit a rough patch, recording a 6.41 ERA over his last three appearances.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
Restless with hunger, he wandered up the banks of the creek, investigating every rock and hollow, pushing his hopeful nose through tunnels of withered sedge and into the yielding earth of molehills.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
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