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Three years before Kent’s parents, Sherry and Alan, bought their eldest boy the Toyota truck, they saw his work ethic and drive in 1982 while Jeff tried to earn money for his Walkman.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

If you’re building one of these facilities, you need it to earn money at least some of the other 355 days.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Suppliers of the feature will earn money, but not Google-like returns.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

That way, your $138,000 brokerage accounts and $750,000 IRA get to continue to compound and earn money for you, importantly beating inflation.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

He remembered too well his first jobs when he came to this country, not intending to stay, just to earn money enough to sail on to Australia.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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