earned
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Authorities also have filed criminal charges against a Google software engineer, Michele Spagnuolo, who allegedly earned $1.2 million trading Polymarket contracts pegged to who would be revealed as the most searched people of 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
She had an earned authority and somehow communicated that it might not be wise to mess with her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Anyone not playing in the finale has likely earned a roster spot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
He was one of the few humans "to have earned the title of honorary Muppet", the Muppets account posted on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Even though Haupt had earned two medals on his voyage for spotting a British naval blockade and warning the ship to run past it safely, Haupt and Wergin weren't allowed to leave the freighter.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
