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Example Sentences

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One father, David from London, whose wife was retraining to be an occupational therapist, told the BBC last year that he was devastated after realising they didn't qualify because she wasn't earning at the time.

From BBC

He’s faced challenges throughout his career — from proving himself as an overlooked high school athlete to earning his starting role at Cal.

From Los Angeles Times

I often struggle with whether to write a stock call just before earnings reports because that means the stakes can be much higher.

From Barron's

The Korean market trades at an average of 10 times forward earnings, compared with 17 for fellow tech powerhouse Taiwan, notes Paul Dmitriev, an emerging markets portfolio manager at Global X ETFs.

From Barron's

Of course this year has also been good to people investing in America, and while stocks still look historically expensive relative to earnings, those earnings have been stellar.

From The Wall Street Journal