eke (out)

as in to earn
to get with great difficulty eked out a living from the family's small farm

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  • Under these parameters, a family of four can’t earn more than $57,720 pre-tax to be considered for assistance.
    Grace Chung, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
  • Power without earned trust and authority without results follow the same trend.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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  • The database entry was part of a slide presentation by Texas law enforcement officials obtained through records requests by American Oversight, a nonpartisan watchdog group, and shared exclusively with USA TODAY.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 18 May 2025
  • The lengthy investigation led to investigators obtaining a warrant for Christian’s arrest which was signed by a judge on Wednesday.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
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“Eke (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eke%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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