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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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Gold prices hit record highs last year, with some analysts forecasting the precious metal could reach $3,000 an ounce by the end of 2025.—
Shawn Baldwin,
CNBC,
18 Jan. 2025
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Possessing up to three ounces of cannabis is a misdemeanor, and over that amount is a felony, punishable by as much as $10,000 fine and up to five years in prison.—
Ian Max Stevenson,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Not all seeds are fertile or survive, so only a fraction of those produced might germinate and mature themselves.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2025
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But only a fraction of all defibrillators are actually registered with the local emergency services system, as is required by law.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
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This could be something as simple as a quick jot in your Notes app, or super extra like an advanced Excel spreadsheet—whatever works best for you.—
Sarah Kinonen,
Allure,
26 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Only a smidgen of Leibniz’s incessant output was published in his lifetime, and there is much still to come.—
Anthony Gottlieb,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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And on a practical level, if each step up only reduces the error rate by a smidgen, scaling won’t be feasible.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Dec. 2024
Noun
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However, as the universe continued to cool, more neutral hydrogen atoms formed and began absorbing photons en masse.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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In saturated fats, the carbon atoms have the maximum amount of hydrogen atoms bonded.—
Devineé Lingo, M.S.,
Health,
15 Jan. 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
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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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The same wellness warriors who fret about microplastics seem not to care one whit about the breakdown of medical aesthetics.—
Mattie Kahn,
Vogue,
23 July 2024
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“Halfpenny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfpenny. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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