winnings
Example Sentences
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A rare few act on it and cash in their winnings near the top.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The "spooky" note, dated to 1964, said the coins were winnings from a horse called Santa Claus that ran that year.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The bettor produces no product or service for his winnings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
First of all, Nvidia’s general outperformance had become so extreme that investors became willing to take winnings by selling the stock in some recent periods.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
They packed their clothes and a few boatbuilding tools, used their winnings from their races to book passage in steerage to Halifax, aboard the steamship Tunisian, and set sail from Liverpool.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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