Example Sentences

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"What we've found is we can carry 25% more cows on the farm, because the young stock are growing and maturing so much faster and the cows are yielding 25% more milk," he said.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

Hairy-backed grandpas are yielding to upwardly mobile startup founders and creative types.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 12, 2025

"Some municipal bonds are yielding about the same as Treasuries, but because of their tax-exempt status, their tax-equivalent yield can be over 7%," said Lichtenfeld.

From Salon • May 31, 2025

"Now we are seeing the results of our work: biologically insightful findings that are yielding from the high quality data we and others have generated.That's really fulfilling."

From Science Daily • May 1, 2024

“Yes. It was necessary, you see, since there are four Machines, one handling each of the Planetary Regions. And all four are yielding imperfect results.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov