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[urn] / ɜrn /




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She believes a degree would have given her a "clearer pathway", particularly when it comes to how to earn a living.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

By Bobby Finger and Lindsey Weber Crown, $33 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

They also mean investors can earn more by holding new bonds to maturity, making them think twice about owning much riskier stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Success could reduce the need to ship food from Earth and, in this imagined scenario, even earn you a high school named in your honor.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

He was the reason they gave everyone a trophy at the end of the T-ball season, because he’d never earn one. of his own.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty




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