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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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North American Gold ETFs are turning around: After selling off approximately 30 million ounces in recent years, these ETFs are now adding gold holdings.—
Bob Haber,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Though their approaches may differ, these six hospitality companies and destinations are collectively putting clean and green initiatives at the forefront of their businesses and setting a new standard for sustainability in travel without sacrificing a single ounce of luxury.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Budget-conscious travelers can also take local or regional buses for a fraction of the cost (and an extra helping of adventure).—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Mar. 2025
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The federal government only provides a fraction of the money that goes to schools—states and local governments are responsible for the lion's share of that funding.—
Jonaki Mehta,
NPR,
21 Mar. 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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What was genuinely surprising, though, was that, in addition to his usual target of California, the emergency order also singled out the Northeast — a region that’s a smidgen short of solidly blue but one that usually avoids Trump vitriol.—
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2025
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Gray apparently had no one even a smidgen better to put in charge of liaising with FEMA, NWS and LAFD but… Seth.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Ozone is a gas made up of three oxygen atoms, which occurs naturally in small amounts in the stratosphere, protecting Earth from the sun's UV radiation, which would otherwise make the surface of our planet sterile.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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That's when fusion happens: the hydrogen atoms fuse, and release energy.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Mar. 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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By finally publishing it in the party’s flagship journal, the inference is that none of the intervening turmoil has made China’s leadership alter course one iota.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Standard & Poor’s 500 finished an iota higher, less than 0.1%, after surrendering virtually all of its early gain of 0.9%.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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 Apr. 2025.
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