netting

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Let’s say, for the sake of argument, you end up netting $45,000 of that pay increase.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

The only factor separating the two sides is the number of goals scored, with City netting 66 to Arsenal's 63.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

First spotted in German coastal waters in early March, the whale is thought to have become entangled in netting before eventually becoming stranded on a sandbank on Timmendorfer Strand, near the town of Travemünde.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Ackman also has form on big macroeconomic events, netting billions from Covid pandemic-related trades.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Pith helmets with netting, tools, and wax candles hung from nails near the front door, and a thin veneer of honey lay across everything.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd