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Recent Examples of C-noteThis deal is going for under a C-note, so don't hesitate!—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
23 Apr. 2026 The official pocketed the 25 C-notes and wrote out the permit.—
Jack O’Connor,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2024 Contrast doesn't get much better than that short of a pricey OLED panel, a noteworthy achievement for a monitor that costs less than a C-note.—PCMAG,
31 May 2024 There are plenty of great options to be had for below a C-note.—
Shaye Baker,
Field & Stream,
30 May 2024 Kopitar, Bergeron, and Pavelski are the only three active NHLers to be over 1,000 for a career but never with a C-note on their résumé.—
Kevin Paul Dupont,
BostonGlobe.com,
22 Apr. 2023 Such modules get a maker close to a complete class-D amp for about a C-note or less (sometimes substantially less).—IEEE Spectrum,
31 Oct. 2018
Children's programs across Florida are set to lose millions of dollars in funding following voters' passage of Amendment 3.
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Bri Buckley,
CBS News,
11 Nov. 2026
In each instance, a worker or family member at these companies took an emergency medical helicopter, often at a cost of tens of thousands of dollars per trip.
For that bit of hilarious historical synchronicity alone, Asked and Answered is worth folding into your more fantastical exotics, or even a sawbuck on the nose.
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Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2026
In most cases, $10 above the single-Mac price gets you three licenses; another sawbuck raises that to five.
By now, Robin is in his early fifties and still living in Edinburgh.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
Just two players recorded fifties — England’s Harry Brook and Emilio Gay — and four different bowlers took five wickets or more in an innings, the first time that has happened in a Lord’s Test.
Artscape is considered one of the largest free arts festivals on the East Coast, attracting tens of thousands of visitors over the two-day event.
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CBS Baltimore,
CBS News,
13 Nov. 2026
During the dictatorship, at least 3,095 people were killed or forcibly disappeared, according to government figures, and tens of thousands more were tortured or jailed for political reasons.
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Nayara Batschke,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Nov. 2026
At the other end of the market, have a Chelsea dual-action pump for a fiver.
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Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2026
Since movie-ticket purchases are not necessary, customers can just grab a bucket and a fiver (plus tax), and Netflix and chill with way too much popcorn for however many people fit on your couch.
Freed of a cash crunch, the Northern Illinois Transit Authority’s 2027 preliminary budget shows a significant boost in spending as the super agency powers up to deliver more bus and rail service for riders.
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Marni Pyke,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Nov. 2026
Advisors typically recommend keeping at least three to six months of living expenses in cash for emergency savings.