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eke out

verb as in make something last

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It manages to eke out its message in the eleventh hour, but it feels too little too late in our cultural moment, despite its evergreen importance.

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After two straight years of recession, the German government is forecasting that the economy will eke out meagre growth of 0.2 percent in 2025.

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Its calculations call for large U.S. growth stocks such as the Magnificent Seven to have a negative 1.1% real return over a decade while large value stocks could eke out a positive 1.6%.

Economists largely anticipate Canada to eke out modest growth through the remainder of the year.

As Leeds grew in confidence, the visitors appeared drained and only came back into the contest too late to eke out a point.

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