scrounged

past tense of scrounge
as in earned
to get with great difficulty scrounged up the money to pay his dental bills

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  • Economic response The trillions of dollars in revenue earned annually from the region’s oil and gas exports are strategically invested in global assets, which partially leverages the region’s soft power to secure influence in the world’s key decision-making centers.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Great Britain’s winning performance from Friday’s four races, held in bright sunshine and warm gusty breeze, earned driver Dylan Fletcher and his team their second victory of the season.
    Andrew Rice, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • Fest organizers raised early flags that clearances for footage of terrorist attacks taken by Hamas cameras and included in the documentary had not been obtained.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2025
  • For the Hyundai raid, authorities had obtained a search warrant that named four specific individuals.
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“Scrounged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrounged. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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