banked

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GameStop said first-quarter sales were up 14% year over year to $835.3 million, gains the company attributed to collectibles — an area the chain has banked on for more growth.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The lower level of the Winners Gallery has cars on pedestals that are banked 9 degrees, 12 minutes—the same as the four banked turns of the racetrack.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The result meant the 29-year-old banked the £150,000 top prize and became only the third player to win in excess of £1m in a single season, after Ronnie O'Sullivan and Trump.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

In 2023, which was extremely wet, the agency took in that abundant water and banked it underground.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

It was the end of winter, and the garbage-filled snow that had been banked along the edges of sidewalks was melting now and filling the gutters.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin