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[reep] / rip /


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There is a sense that something is finally stirring at Spurs, that the £300m spent in the summer might just reap a reward – as you would expect for such a lavish outlay.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Porsche AG confirmed its full-year guidance as the German luxury sports-car maker continued to reap early benefits from a strategic reset.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Demand remains resilient, and the airline is starting to reap compounding benefits of its multiyear turnaround plan, she added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Among the culprits: owners letting their land, the youths delivering the fuel to run the mining machinery, but also "certain officials" in both Ivory Coast and abroad financing illegal mines to reap the profits.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The automobile industry, however, was not content simply to reap the benefits of government-subsidized road construction.

From "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser

It could be years before the U.S. reaps any tangible benefits from its oil reserves, even as resentment in Venezuela grows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

She added its conclusion on a technicality "leaves a lot of questions and debates unresolved," such as how highly capable AI systems are governed and who reaps their economic benefits.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

They follow a pledge by leader Kim Jong Un to bolster nuclear forces, as Pyongyang reaps the benefits of deeper ties with Russia and sharpens its invective against US ally South Korea.

From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026

When the rich do well, the state government reaps a bonanza.

From New York Times ● May 15, 2024

"What a man sows on his name day, he reaps throughout the year."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Trucking customers reaped the benefits, realizing tangible savings with every gallon pumped into their tanks, and farmers had more demand for their soybeans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Investors who’ve been in on the artificial-intelligence build-out have reaped handsome stock-market gains over the past few years.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

But the programs that have stuck to the Southland have reaped the benefits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

The gains were helped by international growth, as bigger artists went on bigger tours and Live Nation reaped the rewards of venue purchases in cities like Paris and Milan.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

So I let it go- We must have reaped every last strawberry before she stood up, put her arm in mine and escorted me down the mountain.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Wealthier Americans have been spending an especially large amount of money after reaping big stock-market gains over the past few years — what economists call the wealth effect.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

The company, which is currently reaping the benefits of higher oil prices and deleveraging its balance sheet, is also planning for the inevitable day when prices tumble again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

And despite the bloodshed, it was a gamble that paid off, reaping countless benefits for the isolated and impoverished country, transforming both its economic and military fortunes.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

In today’s music industry, when artists aren’t reaping the full benefits of the recording economy because of streaming platforms, the live experience is as vital as ever.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

It's too bad, really, that they hold the reaping in the square -one of the few places in District 12 that can be pleasant.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins


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