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income

[in-kuhm] / ˈɪn kʌm /


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But this week, the soccer world learned just how City spent nine years concealing the true sources of its income to bankroll one of the most expensive rosters ever to take the pitch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

For Boateng, preaching is not only a religious calling but also an important source of income.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Cartier’s sales have been booming as the brand does a good job of attracting customers at different ends of the income spectrum, which might now be the key to success in a K-shaped economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Both are “potentially related to the ongoing artificial-intelligence buildout and efficiencies gained by its use,” said Rick Rieder, BlackRock’s chief investment officer of global fixed income.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

He wanted to know what their combined family income was.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

By one measure, California is short nearly 1.4 million homes for people earning very low incomes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Consumer spending has been growing faster than personal incomes in recent quarters, perhaps in part owing to the wealth effect from a booming stock market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Americans can keep spending at or close to current levels as long as their incomes continue to match or exceed the rise in consumer prices.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

People on low incomes may also be eligible for grants to help with insulating their homes, and there are local schemes offering grants for solar panels, heat pumps and the like.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Speaking of the increasing concentration of incomes, Alan Greenspan, the Federal Reserve chairman, warned in congressional testimony in 2004: “For the democratic society, that is not a very desirable thing to allow it to happen.”

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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