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eking (out)

verb

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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An alternative to a warranty is to set aside money in a dedicated high-yield savings account for future car repairs, so your cash is earning a healthy return until it’s needed.

— Brian Sloan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
For a team like that season’s Minnesota North Stars, finishing fourth instead of third — and earning about $2,000 more for each player by beating the Blues in the first round — would have been preferable.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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