Example Sentences

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“They’re saving on equipment but hemorrhaging men instead. The approach is yielding diminishing gains,” said Michael Kofman, an expert on the Russian military at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

It’s now trading around $13 is yielding more than 12%.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

"This is ongoing. If it is yielding results for me, I would naturally continue to look at it," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

CrowdStrike’s more flexible business model is yielding results, and that’s one reason why its stock is garnering more love from Wall Street analysts.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

These are the reasons why Cleveland's heavy investment in school dispensaries is yielding a return in enhanced health, happiness, and vigor probably unexcelled by the dividends from any other sort of educational expenditure.

From Health Work in the Public Schools by Ayres, Leonard Porter