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rake

[rayk] / reɪk /


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Officers also established that the pair profited from the games by taking a commission from each poker hand, known within the industry as "the rake", rather than by directly wagering against players.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The originals “wouldn’t really rake in the money,” she recalls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Now, there are a handful of other AI companies capturing investor attention as they rake in hefty profits.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026

He said he learned how to hand rake mussels during the film, although admitted they were unusable by the end of the day.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

I held it and let the rake fall because I could see that there were flecks of red paint on the drill bit.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

Galán declined to be interviewed for Carr’s documentary, having been thoroughly raked over the coals once the public’s visceral disgust with “The Swan” got it canceled after its second season.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Polo raked across the peninsula and hopped the Gulf of California, then weakened to a tropical storm as it churned northeast into the Mexican mainland.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

A review of Nottingham NHS Trust found 520 mums and babies suffered potentially avoidable harm or death, according to the Sunday Mirror, while former CEO Peter Homa "raked in thousands" through his co-owned business.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

The talk show raked in Daytime Emmy awards, and the host’s sway with the audience was undeniable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

In the middle of the bay, the glistening back of a whale raked the surface.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

After a multiyear drought in tech IPOs, Wall Street’s equity capital-markets desks are raking in fees again thanks to the artificial-intelligence boom.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Before firefighters had finished extinguishing the blaze, I found Liliya Velyka, a 28-year-old book blogger, raking through the smouldering ruins, seeing if anything could be saved.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Gatwood hoped to put in a new fence and was raking some rocks and dirt to make the yard smoother.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

As refineries crank out more fuel to meet demand, energy companies are raking in billions of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

On June 28, the day before the race, heavy rain was still raking the course.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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