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Recent Examples of halfpenny
Indeed, in 2023, his music earned him just shy of $200,000, about one halfpenny at a time.
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Brett Martin, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
In nineteenth-century England, tailors would place old halfpennies in the pockets of a man’s new suit for good luck.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
The cost of providing the training, closing the stores and any loss of sales due to boycotting customers won’t show up until the fiscal third quarter when William Blair estimates up to a halfpenny penalty to earnings per share.
—Julie Jargon, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2018
Brett Martin, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
In nineteenth-century England, tailors would place old halfpennies in the pockets of a man’s new suit for good luck.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
The cost of providing the training, closing the stores and any loss of sales due to boycotting customers won’t show up until the fiscal third quarter when William Blair estimates up to a halfpenny penalty to earnings per share.
—Julie Jargon, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halfpenny
Noun
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Goldman Sachs recently upgraded its forecast, to $3,100 per ounce this year, citing central bank demand.—
Eshe Nelson,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Treasury Department’s current gold holdings are priced at $42 per ounce, a level that is set by law and hasn’t changed since 1973.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Their actions have left only a small fraction of USAID employees on the job, slashed $60 billion in assistance overseas and upended decades of U.S. policy that foreign aid helps American interests abroad by stabilizing other countries and building alliances.—
GARY FIELDS AND ELLEN KNICKMEYER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The researchers found hundreds of molecules in their chemical samples, but could only identify a small fraction.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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To those that have already made their mind up about migrants and Muslims, Fall’s film won’t make a jot of difference.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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Rocketbook Core Reusable Spiral Notebook On Sale 9% off $31 Buy Now on Amazon $22 Buy Now on target For the one who takes the nicest notes and jots down pretty much everything, get them a more sustainable option.—
Mia Maguire,
StyleCaster,
11 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Nvidia fell 2% and was the heaviest weight on the S&P 500, though that represents just a smidgen of its huge gains made in recent years.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2025
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The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the third week in a row, a smidgen of relief for prospective home shoppers getting into the market before the busy spring homebuying season starts.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In order to replicate the conditions that smash atoms together at the heart of the Sun, and thus release the safest and cleanest form of nuclear energy, fusion researchers need to generate staggering amounts of heat.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 2025
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Since atoms are a physical system that may exist in both 0 and 1 states at the same time, they are used in quantum computers.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This is a kenning that evokes a natural transition to darkness and also an unfinished human endeavor.—
Jonah Walters,
Longreads,
24 Oct. 2024
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The kenning’s true meaning lies beyond the edges of my comprehension.—
Jonah Walters,
Longreads,
24 Oct. 2024
Noun
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As anyone who’s watched an iota of sports programming over the past few years can attest, the betting business doesn’t traffic in subtlety.—
Sean Gregory / Boston,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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He was concerned as a boy that even an iota of doubt could lead him to a different fate, relegating him to an eternity separated from his family, particularly his parents.—
Rick Rojas,
New York Times,
29 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The lack of logic Trump’s fun-house version of justice may not matter a whit to voters, or alter even slightly their perceptions of the two major parties.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
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The last-minute Annie Oakley act does not alter that one whit.—
The Editors,
National Review,
30 Sep. 2024
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“Halfpenny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfpenny. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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