banked
Example Sentences
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For digital-media companies that banked on social-media buzz and venture-capital hype, the rise was rapid and the fall just as swift.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 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
In 2023, which was extremely wet, the agency took in that abundant water and banked it underground.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
About half of Andreessen’s startups banked at SVB, the New York Times reported, but that was no matter.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
They were miles wide, apparently not breakers or the banked ridges of shallow water.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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