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handsomely

[han-suhm-lee] / ˈhæn səm li /


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That strategy has paid off spectacularly -- coding is the rare AI skill that users are willing to pay handsomely for.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

That investment and others in the AI and tech sectors have paid off handsomely, but pivoting to a legacy NBA team with a locked-in elevated financial floor could be prudent.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

And the larger point still stands: Investors who managed to sit tight during the 2000s were handsomely rewarded.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

But despite being an unsavory collection of criminals, Mr. Goode’s cast of characters could survive quite handsomely without gambling everything with each shipment of Fiji banded iguanas.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

I saw the figure out of a collar ad: ruddy face with blond hair faultlessly in place, a tropical weave suit draped handsomely from his broad shoulders, his eyes gray and nervous behind clear-framed glasses.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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