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as in to win
to receive as return for effort
during my teen years I earned pocket money by mowing lawns
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Recent Examples of earn
In addition, those who live elsewhere have to pay the tax on income earned within the city.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
With Explore Elgin Area’s food trails, diners visit participating businesses and collect stamps on digital passports, earning prizes when passports are full.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
But social workers only earn a median income of $61,330 a year, per the BLS.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
During his time at Colgate, the team earned two NCAA tournament trips via back-to-back Patriot League titles, but the Final Four seemed like a pipe dream to someone at a low major.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
With Explore Elgin Area’s food trails, diners visit participating businesses and collect stamps on digital passports, earning prizes when passports are full.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
But social workers only earn a median income of $61,330 a year, per the BLS.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
During his time at Colgate, the team earned two NCAA tournament trips via back-to-back Patriot League titles, but the Final Four seemed like a pipe dream to someone at a low major.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earn
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However, Eovaldi found his groove, and the Rangers went on to win their second straight over the Mariners, 3-2, at Globe Life Field.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
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Given Southampton had only dropped points from a winning position twice in the previous 21 league games — Portsmouth and Charlton Athletic both rescuing a 1-1 draw apiece — a comeback seemed unlikely.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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No one deserves to end a week like that.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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And assume that any unexpected message about your Social Security number deserves a second look.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Loopt struggled to gain users, and in 2012 it was acquired by a fintech company.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Wennberg won a puck battle deep in the Predators’ zone before William Eklund gained possession.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The sliding of scale of benefits was designed so people who took Social Security at different ages would reap roughly the same benefits over their lifetimes.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Trump has made a small fortune in cryptocurrency after all, where AI’s swift decisions in volatile crypto trading can reap big profits.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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Equally important, but garnering less attention, have been the price increases for products made from energy, like nitrogen-heavy fertilizer, which is synthesized from ammonia, derived from natural gas.—
E.J. Antoni,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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His marathon coverage garnered national notice and, two years later, an offer to move to a larger market in Milwaukee.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Dutch firm also makes a deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography machine.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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Players can also make requests, but these are more like demands, to leave a team before their contracts are up, via trade.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Leyne Milstein, the city’s interim city manager for all but a few days of 2025, received less compensation than assistant city manager Howard Chan, according to tax documents and pay stubs obtained by The Sacramento Bee through a public records request.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The extraordinary review of a media outlet’s coverage, revealed in emails obtained by The Star, is unheard of in Kansas City politics, according to one former mayor.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Don’t hesitate to step away if things get too heated.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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A lot of the Mustangs’ strategy against the Wolverines was to get the ball out wide and then double that kid and just try to frustrate Wakeland which Grapevine did time and time again.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Earn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earn. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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