ha'penny

Definition of ha'pennynext

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Noun
  • Moreover, Trump cares not a whit about bringing drug traffickers to justice.
    Peter Kornbluh, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Miss Keaton…is not a whit like the flustered ingénue she was cast to play.
    Chris Morris, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Barajas and other co-defendants picked up the parcels and delivered them to Thola-Duran and others, with Thola-Duran acting as a fence to buy the goods at a fraction of their retail value, according to the indictment.
    City News Service, Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Corporate landlords and investment firms own less than 5% of the nation’s 87 million homes, according to BatchData, though that fraction is growing and obscures bigger footholds in local markets.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • There have been political whispers in South Windsor since the November election about whether the decision disqualifying Amadasun was part of a Republican ploy to keep Democrats from achieving a council supermajority.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2026
  • What did Britt Lower whisper to Grande?
    Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 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
  • The croissant has chocolate twisted in the middle with more chocolate drizzled on top, along with a sprinkle of almonds and a dash of powdered sugar.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The press conference could have used a dash of 2016-era Trump.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • As Orlean jots down that last bit, Laroche looks shocked—but also a little charmed.
    Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Iman commemorated the event in a second Instagram post with snippets of the pair during their wedding ceremony at St James' Episcopal Church in Florence, Italy, on June 6, 1992.
    Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
  • They can be found on our YouTube channel, which is Echoes of the City KC, along with other shorts and snippets of the other documentaries.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Depending on the variety of marmalade, the rind can be cut into thick pieces or into tiny shreds.
    Amy Sherman, Martha Stewart, 8 Jan. 2026
  • My search proved fruitful, so below you’ll find my top picks, including an air fryer that saves counterspace, a set of six dishcloths for $24, and a chopping gadget that also slices, grates, and shreds.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
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“Ha'penny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ha%27penny. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.

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