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eked (out)

verb

past tense of eke (out)

as in earned

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

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Ravens earned the first win of the night In a thrilling twist, the Ravens actually captured our attention by narrowly avoiding overtime with a field goal in the final second of the game!

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
Born and raised in Southern California, Brit Bennett earned her MFA in fiction at the University of Michigan.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

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