rake
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The originals “wouldn’t really rake in the money,” she recalls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Now, there are a handful of other AI companies capturing investor attention as they rake in hefty profits.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
Yet more wondered if this was just an easy way for her to rake in more money.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
In a rare feat for any indie arthouse movie, the thriller is currently on track to rake in $100 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
He sprinted to the rake, snatched it up, and swung it as he ran.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
The pair had broken up the paint and raked flakes into the soil, but Evans said some parts were "baked" so it had been difficult to do so.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 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
While prosecutors alleged he raked in roughly $50 million in poker winnings in 2016 alone, Goldstein estimated that he ultimately lost about $10 million through the peaks and valleys of his gambling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
SpaceX’s record-breaking initial public offering, which raked in almost $86 billion, is of course the biggest fundraise — for any sector — in 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Wearily the women set to work to clear the table, while Matthew raked up the fire in the hearth.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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
Beam and Wheat are now raking longleaf pine straw and selling it to garden centers until the market improves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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
Then, nine minutes into the second half, Bale played a raking long ball to Ramsey, who found Robson-Kanu in the penalty area.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
She was scanning all the classes in front of her, her cold eyes raking through them as they stood and moved off in their lines.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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