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to receive as return for effort during my teen years I earned pocket money by mowing lawns
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Recent Examples of earned Bednar tallied his second loss of the season after allowing three hits, two runs (one earned) and a walk in the bottom of that frame. —
Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2026 Colfer earned praise and a Golden Globe award for his sensitive portrayal of Kurt's journey, which included several timely bullying storylines. —James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026 Michigan went 37-3 this season and earned its first national title since 1989 by beating UConn 69-63 in the NCAA Tournament championship game. —ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026 Detroit extended the league's longest active postseason drought, dating to the 2016 season when the franchise earned a berth for the 25th consecutive season in what was a remarkable run that included four Stanley Cup championships. —CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026 Royals relievers Matt Strahm and Lucas Erceg pitched scoreless innings and Erceg earned his fourth save in the closer’s role to preserve the shutout. —Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026 Tumi Moshobane corralled the rebound and earned a penalty kick, and Brito’s powerful spot kick forced a rebound. —Idaho Statesman, 5 Apr. 2026 But Vásquez ended the fifth with a groundout that earned him a chance at the sixth inning. —Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026 Midfielder Haley McCutcheon scored both goals for Orlando, the second and match-winner in the eighth minute of stoppage time as the Pride improved to 2-2-1 and earned their first home victory of the season. —Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2026 Colfer earned praise and a Golden Globe award for his sensitive portrayal of Kurt's journey, which included several timely bullying storylines. —James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026 Michigan went 37-3 this season and earned its first national title since 1989 by beating UConn 69-63 in the NCAA Tournament championship game. —ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026 Detroit extended the league's longest active postseason drought, dating to the 2016 season when the franchise earned a berth for the 25th consecutive season in what was a remarkable run that included four Stanley Cup championships. —CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026 Royals relievers Matt Strahm and Lucas Erceg pitched scoreless innings and Erceg earned his fourth save in the closer’s role to preserve the shutout. —Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026 Tumi Moshobane corralled the rebound and earned a penalty kick, and Brito’s powerful spot kick forced a rebound. —Idaho Statesman, 5 Apr. 2026 But Vásquez ended the fifth with a groundout that earned him a chance at the sixth inning. —Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026 Midfielder Haley McCutcheon scored both goals for Orlando, the second and match-winner in the eighth minute of stoppage time as the Pride improved to 2-2-1 and earned their first home victory of the season. —Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
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The Lakers won anyway and are now favored to advance.— Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Harron deservedly won Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize for her ferociously entertaining look at Valerie Solanas, the feminist writer who, as the title announces, attempted to murder pop artist Andy Warhol in 1968.— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2026
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Michigan was the best men’s team, by the way, and deserved to win the title.— Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
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In Politico, Adam Wren talked with Sharpton about why Harris deserved more respect from a party that tried to wish her away in 2024, and is doing so again.— David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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Chavez-DeRemer, a former Oregon House Republican, gained unusual union backing including from the Teamsters, but skeptics questioned her commitment to pro-worker policies in the GOP administration.— Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Marvell Technology gained nearly 6% on Monday amid reports that Google will use the chip design firm for two new chips to power artificial intelligence workloads.— Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
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Many of his screeds have garnered millions of views, more than some of his 10 songs have streamed on Spotify.— Blair R. Fischer, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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Lawmakers have yet to lay much groundwork for Florida’s special session on congressional redistricting, which has garnered national attention and is set to begin Monday.— The Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
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While neighboring communities banned dispensaries, officials in San Jose embraced them and reaped the tax benefits, to the tune of $13 million in the last fiscal year.— Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Of course, the lawyers had reaped the bulk of the financial rewards.— Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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While raising young children, Currie finally obtained her undergraduate degree in 1968 before working on the campaign of activist and lawyer Michael Shakman to be elected delegate to the 1969-70 constitutional convention.— Hannah Meisel, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
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Chicago obtained first-round draft picks in 2027 and 2028.— Charles Odum, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
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Left fielder Amy Cornelius made a running grab just before the fence with a runner on first base to close the second.— Dan Albano, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
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There’s going to be plenty of opportunities, plays that are going to have to be made, and those guys will make them.— Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the appeal that got the Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Doncic onto the award ballots might earn him All-NBA, but did not lead to him getting his first MVP award.— Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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Excited, yet anxious, over the prospect of reconnecting with the man that got away, the pair fortifies themselves with cocktails and bubbly during a boozy dinner.— Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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