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as in won
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
Snow is also coming off of a performance in Netflix's The Beast in Me, which earned a Golden Globes nod in the Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television category, as well as two other nominations for performances by leads Matthew Rhys and Claire Danes.
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Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
On the television side, popular shows like The Pitt, and The Studio won big at the Golden Globes, with Noah Wyle winning for his dramatic performance in the medical series, while Seth Rogen earned a Globe for his work in the streaming comedy.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Tim Stützle’s goal, his second of the day, earned Ottawa the extra point in the standings.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Binder earned a master’s degree in criminal justice from Arizona State University in 2017 and a bachelor’s degree in business administration and finance from San Jose State University in 2002.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Stove Top Traditional Sage Stuffing Mix This stuffing earned points for its fluffy, moist texture and familiar flavor.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2025
The award-winning miniseries earned multiple BAFTAs, Emmy Awards, and Golden Globes, with Tom Hiddleston taking home the Best Actor award.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The movie earned him an Academy Award win for best writing and a nomination for actor in a leading role.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Hamlin earned a scholarship this season and Campbell said this was one of the most pivotal moments of his career.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2025
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The Bruins won for the fifth time in six games despite going 0 for 6 on the power play a day after beating the Rangers 10-2.—
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One Battle After Another led the show's nominations with nine in total, including Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy and nods for his costars Chase Infiniti, Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro and Teyana Taylor, who won Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture.—
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Zendaya’s low-key engagement ring reveal may have broken the Internet following the 2025 Golden Globes red carpet, but her glorious Louis Vuitton gown deserved equal attention.—
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The Afternoon Tea’s world-famous reputation is still deserved.—
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The Hurricanes are a plus-3 in the playoffs (five gained, two lost) and plus-12 on the season (25 gained, 13 lost), while Ole Miss is plus-2 in playoffs (four gained, two lost) and even on the season (14 gained, 14 lost).—
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Thus, over time, Williams gained appreciation for Johnson’s motives, for his communication style, most of all for his consistency.—
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The anthology series, which has garnered accolades at the New York Festivals Radio Awards and the Irish Podcast Awards, was brought to the stage with a live show at the London Podcast Festival in 2022 and a second live show in Dublin in 2023.—
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That clip, which garnered more than a million views in 24 hours and has 9 million-plus views in total, turned my 82-year-old mother into a viral sensation.—
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The lone exceptions have been health care – an industry growing as a result of an aging population – and leisure and hospitality, which has reaped some of the spoils from an increasingly bifurcated economy.—
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Schools reaped more than half the total collections in recent years.—
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The findings suggest that the ice is 20 and 23 km deep at the north-pole with an average of 25 to 28 km globally – slightly deeper than previous estimates obtained using other remote sensing and modeling techniques, as per the release.—
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Images obtained by local media show firefighters extinguishing massive flames, and photos of the aftermath show the factory's siding completely burned, leaving the interior of the building exposed.—
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Recently, researchers have made a major leap forward by engineering a novel cathode material that dramatically elevates performance, bringing us closer to practical, high-efficiency thermal energy systems.—
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Joonas Korpisalo made 27 saves for his first shutout of the season and the eighth of his career, Viktor Arvidsson scored and the Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 1-0 on Sunday.—
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By 1996, Joe broke through in commercial work and got into television.—
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Multiple King of Fire, which got its start as a food truck and expanded to a permanent space in uptown Charlotte, plans to open a 3,484-square-foot space at CrossRidge Center across the border in Indian Land, South Carolina.—
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“Earned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earned. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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