reaped

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Despite U.S. efforts to suffocate the smuggling, Tehran reaped around $31 billion in oil revenue from China last year, according to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a Congressional group.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

U.S. companies that long reaped rich rewards in China are now grappling with a sluggish economy there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

As foreign customers flocked to strike deals with these factories, the country reaped more than income.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

American oil producers on the Gulf Coast have reaped a bonanza from the choking off of energy supplies moving through the key Strait of Hormuz near Iran.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

They appreciated the extra money in their pockets, but they could not let go of the anger they harbored toward those men who reaped the same benefits but refused to join the union.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield