raking up

verb

present participle of rake up
as in smoking out

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  1. owning
  2. giving away
  3. acknowledging
Verb
  • Now Walter faces questions about his future owning the Dodgers.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The report sets the 30-year net present value of owning a stadium between $211 million and $637 million.
    — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of owning
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  • But in some sense, booking the USC band was a sly way of giving away the magic trick, almost.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Of course, that doesn’t mean giving away money automatically produces more happiness than earning it.
    — True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of giving away
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  • The council discussed whether the Cumulative Bridge Fund could be used as a funding mechanism to foot the bill, and both county attorneys, while acknowledging temporary borrowing may be a gray area, recommended against it.
    — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • At a press conference inside the state Supreme Court building, Hoskins and Hanaway defended their actions related to the map while also acknowledging that the 2022 map would likely be used in November.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of acknowledging
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