earned

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Many on Wall Street have long derided the retail crowd as “dumb money” — a reputation largely earned during the dot-com bubble, and reinforced during the 2021 meme-stock frenzy.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

“Every team that’s in the knockout round has earned it and deserved it. So I’m going to go into it with the same mentality.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

He also earned more than $30m each from golf clubs in Bedminster, New Jersey, and Jupiter, Florida, and Turnberry, Scotland.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Beyond the income derived from WLF and its cryptocurrency, Trump has also earned several million dollars from shares in various publicly listed companies active in cryptocurrencies, such as the Coinbase exchange platform.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

“You more than earned your keep with work, Nhamo,” the Afrikaner said, “even if you did disable half the farm crew.”

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer