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Example Sentences
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The midcap momentum fund earned an average of about 11.4% a year, comfortably beating the 9% annual return of the midcap index.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Adam Schefter, who reportedly earned $9 million a year and is the network’s leading NFL insider, recently signed a new long-term deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
"An atmosphere is essential for a planet to support life as we know it," said lead author Collin Cherubim, who recently earned his Ph.D. in Earth and Planetary Sciences from Harvard University.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
The loss of a son and two nephews in the Gaza conflict has earned him the sympathy of a battered and grieving population.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Vatete told them all about someone who had earned a whole herd of cattle for her family.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
