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ekes (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of eke (out)

as in earns

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

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Backstage, Tommaso Ciampa says this year’s Casino Gauntlet has the biggest stakes since the winner earns a chance at the AEW World Championship.

— Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
That is the precise point at which quantum earns its place – not as a wholesale replacement, but as the capability that allows another valuable dimension to be included rather than left out.

— Carsten Polenz, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

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