rake
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All told, banks are projected to rake in $8.5 billion globally in investment banking fees from AI-related deals this year, according to an analysis by Crisil Coalition Greenwich.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
There could also be a feeling that it's "tawdry" to rake up these claims so many years later, he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Marco Casiraghi, senior economist at Evercore ISI, said Bessent’s plans don’t kill any chance of a rake hike.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Investors are also getting impatient with Meta’s lofty AI ambitions and want the company to rake in bigger returns sooner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
She would rake my curls with her fingers while talking on the phone to her friends.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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The company is expected to report $28 billion in revenue on Wednesday, roughly equivalent to what the company raked in a year earlier, according to FactSet data.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
It has raked in another $181 million abroad.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
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
Former Rep. Cori Bush raked in more cash from California donors than in-state supporters in her bid to unseat incumbent Rep. Wesley Bell in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, the seat she had held previously.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Frankie raked a hand through his hair, his voice rising in agitation.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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Six weeks before the release date, there were already almost 7 million pre-orders for “GTA 6,” according to data from Sensor Tower as of Friday, raking in over $600 million already.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
Simple shrub clearing and mulch raking can cost next to nothing, but at Yardzen, an average full landscape redesign is around $50,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
"Clearing trees and dense bramble, followed by annual cutting and raking, is helping to restore these open habitats and the flowers and insects that depend on them", the trust added.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
After a few years of glossy magazine profiles and raking in the big bucks, he was searching for meaning and unhappy with the “tragic artist” he met in the mirror.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
I sweep my fingertips over my nightstand, raking the thick coating of dust on the top.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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