banked

Example Sentences

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“The only real input I’m going to have is … understanding their process … and then if there are some financial decisions that are being banked into who we pick and why.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026

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 S&P 500 just banked its best month since 2020 — but to keep those gains, stop celebrating and focus long-term.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

They banked almost 500,000 seeds from 19 species, including relatives of lettuce, parsnip, strawberry, radish, quinoa, blackberry, alfalfa and several species used as fodder crops for livestock.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

As the two horses banked into the first turn, Woolf remembered Pollard’s advice to reel Seabiscuit in.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand