yielded

past tense of yield
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as in gave
to produce as revenue I expect that stock to yield at least 14% profit this year

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as in submitted
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) after initially balking at the order, the soldier yielded when the commanding officer threatened a formal charge of insubordination

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as in indulged
to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly she yielded herself to temptation and booked a month-long vacation in the Bahamas like she'd wanted to for years

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Recent Examples of yielded Gausman yielded seven runs on seven hits and four walks in two innings, his shortest outing this season. CBS News, 19 June 2026 But the session yielded some hints of what the central bank might do over the rest of the year. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 18 June 2026 If nothing else, Athlete Creditor—unlike the House settlement—has yielded one very gratified new millionaire, though Roman Rashada insists the appeal of this process goes beyond his payout. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 June 2026 But studies using anti-inflammatory drugs as depression treatment have yielded mixed results. Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 17 June 2026 And whereas the Jets’ picks have turned into an average number of NHL players relative to their draft position, Carolina has yielded a below-average number of NHL players relative to its draft position by the same analysis. Murat Ates, New York Times, 17 June 2026 An initial inquiry yielded a referral of the matter to the House ethics committee. ABC News, 16 June 2026 The show’s afterlife has also yielded another point of pride. Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026 Their proof also yielded a strange conclusion about how many fundamental degrees of freedom there must be in 3 + 1D quantum field theories such as the Standard Model. Quanta Magazine, 15 June 2026
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Verb
  • Suresh was transported to a nearby hospital and later succumbed to her injuries.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
  • One man has succumbed to his injuries and died.
    CBS Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • By leaving the floor immediately, Wembanyama gave critics an easy target and allowed the story to become about his temperament rather than the Knicks' championship celebration.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
  • The Royals even gave Spence a slim lead.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • The California secretary of state’s office on Wednesday declared that enough valid signatures were submitted.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • There is a reward of up to $25,000 for information submitted anonymously to the TIPS hotline.
    Kendrick Calfee June 17, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • Substitutions brought fresh life to Switzerland's team in the second half, and those subs scored three goals in a matter of minutes — two by Johan Manzambi and one by Rubén Vargas.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2026
  • In December 2024, Mangione pleaded not guilty to state murder, weapons and forgery charges brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • On May 9, 1873—Black Friday—stocks collapsed, and fights broke out on the floor of the exchange, which was forced to close.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • Like how the 1964 claims of a North Vietnamese attack in the Gulf of Tonkin collapsed.
    Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • The military relinquished its remaining ownership stake in the 1990s.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026
  • Rudin relinquished his Broadway producing duties in 2021 following allegations of bullying but returned last season with a transfer of Little Bear Ridge Road, also starring Metcalf.
    Vulture Editors, Vulture, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • This ideal of masculinity is not a patriarch but a perpetual adolescent, endlessly irresponsible and endlessly indulged.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
  • These men considered the loss of control that such behavior implied-an animal urge indulged by weak men lacking the courage to fight other men directly-to be shameful.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • The water-dropping helicopters returned during Friday's flare-up.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 20 June 2026
  • His son Walter returned in 1961 with his wife Daphne, whose decade of dedicated work revived the gardens—and their daughter Felicity, alongside her husband Jeremy Peter‑Hoblyn, carried that legacy forward from the 1970s, allowing the grounds to flourish once again.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

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