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I still think Scotland will eke out the win, but how will Steve Clarke go about it?

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

The S&P 500 gained 0.1% to eke out a record, and has climbed 3.5% in its nine-day run—the longest streak of daily gains since early May 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

But enthusiasm for some of the predicted nominees isn’t at its zenith: “Despite grim reviews for its latest season, ‘Euphoria’ will still eke out a nomination because Zendaya can do no wrong,” grouses Kristen Baldwin.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

This year, Nissan predicted it would eke out a net profit of 20 million yen, an operating profit of 200 million yen and revenues of 13 trillion yen, up from 12 trillion yen.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

He knew he could eke out a life for himself in Novyi Zem, but what would have been the point?

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Once juggling multiple odd jobs, Helal Uddin now ekes out a living running a food cart.

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

For Ricardo, who ekes out a living as a motorcycle mechanic, the meaning outweighs the risk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2023

Today the 70-year-old struggles with respiratory illness and ekes out a living ferrying people and parcels on his scooter.

From Reuters ● Dec. 16, 2022

That he does before surrendering to his psychological flaw: his inability to be content with whatever success he ekes out.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2022

He ekes out the lameness of the verse in the former, and breaks the force of the passion in both.

From Lectures on the English Poets Delivered at the Surrey Institution by Alfred Rayney Waller

The Dodgers eked across a run in the third inning on a Freddie Freeman groundout with runners on second and third.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

South Korea’s Kospi eked out a 0.1% gain after declining for most of the session, while Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average pared its earlier losses to close 0.3% lower.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

The millennial sex therapist eked out a narrow win in the Democratic primary election in March and will advance to a runoff with the second-place finisher, sheriff’s deputy Johnny Garcia, on Tuesday.

From Slate ● May 22, 2026

The S&P 500 eked out a 0.1% gain today and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.2%—small but mighty gains considering both indexes closed at record highs.

From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026

Each winter the waters withdrew, leaving behind a thick new layer of mud so black and fertile that two crops grew in Egypt while other lands eked out one.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

He was ultimately the only plausible option for voters worried that Hong’s controversies risked blowing the general election and ended up eking it out by less than half a percentage point.

From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026

Its most traded contracts swung back above $4,300 a troy ounce after eking out a gain in July, ending a series of four monthly declines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Staff at Softstar Shoes in Oregon have discovered a newfound enthusiasm for eking out resources and growing profits.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

Hoan worked from the same slab of concrete for a decade, eking out a modest living hawking colourful bouquets.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

The gear will just weigh us down, and we at least need to try to find them before eking out a life inside caves and eating lake vines.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera