eking (out)

present participle of eke (out)
as in scraping (up or together)
to get with great difficulty eked out a living from the family's small farm

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earning
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  • Cape Verde then closed the group stage by earning draws against Uruguay on June 21 and Saudi Arabia on June 26.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
  • Some of the world’s most successful companies are built on it, earning their profits on services layered atop an open core.
    David Siegel, Fortune, 3 July 2026
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“Eking (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eking%20%28out%29. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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