ha'penny

Definition of ha'pennynext

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Noun
  • His adoration, here as in all things natural, is infectious, although the birds themselves care not a whit for him, and isn’t that part of the wonder, the fun?
    Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • An unconventional structure or new approach bothers them not a whit.
    Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026
Noun
  • But roughly nine miles north, fans such as Jose Santiago and Ivan Gonzalez enjoyed the match at a fraction of the price.
    Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
  • And that $500 million is just a fraction of what Tesla received from government grants, loans, contracts and regulatory policies.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • Look for alcohol-free, subtle formulas the goal is a whisper of fragrance, not a perfume cloud that announces itself from across the room.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
  • In biergartens, servers carry trays where alcohol‑free helles — a traditional pale lager — sits shoulder‑to‑shoulder with the classic stuff, no longer ordered with a whisper or judgment.
    David Dickstein, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Indeed, in 2023, his music earned him just shy of $200,000, about one halfpenny at a time.
    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
Noun
  • Just for good measure, Trump’s Agriculture Department almost simultaneously ended a temporary suspension of Mexican cattle imports after screwworms were spotted making a dash for Texas.
    Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2026
  • One tasteful choice is patterned aluminum trim to envelop the dash and doors, hand-engraved with a guilloche technique, similar to what’s employed on a high-end watch case.
    Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • When Ava runs off to the bathroom, Deborah instinctively reaches for her notebook and jots down another idea.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 May 2026
  • Sometimes the import agent or the customs official jots down the wrong product code, the wrong tariff rate, or the wrong number of units.
    Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Geary’s interview snippets are among the doc’s most emotionally resonant moments, along with those of the victim’s sister, Pamela Verrill Walker.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026
  • Listen to the interview and snippets of the songs or read the article here.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • The industry has been keeping a close eye on what Koosha and his producer Tom Rogers have been doing — namely, conjuring a movie out of thin air without a single shred of an actor, location, crew member or camera.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
  • Watching the chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation rip Tom Skerritt’s character to shreds on live TV would make for extremely spicy viewing.
    Eric Berger & Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 31 May 2026
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“Ha'penny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ha%27penny. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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