ha'penny

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Noun
  • The most memorable offerings didn’t care a whit about product-testing strategies.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
  • Vie comes on the heels of Doja’s 2023 album Scarlet, whit hit No. 4 on the Billboard 200.
    Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • If some of the plans to tax billionaires more that have been proposed recently were in effect, his tax bill for last year would have likely more than tripled but would still be a small fraction of his net worth.
    Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • The consolidation of wealth amongst a miniscule fraction of the Earth’s population continues, contributing to the conditions for the global rise of facism.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • On a sunlit slope above the Aegean, the ruins of an old Greek estate whisper stories of power, legacy, and familial pride.
    Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • What was once spoken only in whispers, if at all, by our mothers and grandmothers, is now trending on TikTok.
    Time, Time, 26 June 2025
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
  • Advertisement Iran could attempt a dash for a nuclear weapon at one of its remaining sites.
    Nik Popli, Time, 19 June 2025
  • Hamas’ atrocities on Oct. 7, and their Iranian patrons’ dash toward nuclear weapons, have only strengthened our determination to build a better future for Iran, Israel and the region.
    Shervin Pishevar, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Any guy who journals, writes, or simply jots down notes will use it forever.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Mentions of provenance research are everywhere, and a snippet of wall text proudly cites the museum’s return of two Benin works to Nigeria in 2021.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
  • In just brief snippet performances at the bus stops, the artists showcased their creativity and talent.
    Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Athletes and coaches are loath to admit even a shred of positive in any defeat, let alone in the immediate aftermath, but if ever the moral victory existed, can’t Inter Miami claim some of that even after a 4-0 defeat?
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
  • Still, in a shred of good news, other figures showed that businesses are still investing, despite the persistent uncertainty over Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs and the potential impact of his massive tax and spending bill currently being reviewed by the US Senate.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
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“Ha'penny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ha%27penny. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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