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Recent Examples of income Researchers also found that the meat had been purchased from grocery stores in lower-income neighborhoods — and that people who lived in those areas had a 60% higher chance of developing a foodborne UTI. Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025 The income cap for Head Start in Tennessee is $31,200 for a family of four. Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025 San Jose residents had an annual median household income of $141,565 in 2023, the site said, while median housing costs total $2,775 a month. Sarah Linn october 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025 Both Kohl’s and Academy Sports cater largely to a middle-income shopper. Courtney Reagan, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for income
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Noun
  • Likewise, Halliburton’s net income plunged down to a barely profitable $18 million—including hefty impairment charges—from $571 million, although revenues only fell 2%.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The most recent edition of Deloitte’s Football Money League, ranking clubs by revenue for the 2023-24 season, was led by Real Madrid, but Barcelona (sixth) and Atletico Madrid (12th) were the only other Spanish clubs in the top 30.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At the very least, a major influx of new cast members are bound to shake up the series third season, which will pick after the dramatic killing of a beloved character, the arrest of another, and the breakup between two more.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Even without such a collapse, the influx of synthetic junk muddies the waters for real users.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Of course, the profits would come in the form of tax revenue from the gargantuan long-term economic impact of the project — not from a spike in stock prices.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Also, while tequila giant Becle’s stock surged based on recent profit reports, sales of its core brand, the world-dominating Jose Cuervo, dropped by more than seven percent in the third quarter of this year.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Income.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/income. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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