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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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Add 6 ounces of orange liqueur, 4 1/2 ounces of fresh orange juice, 4 1/2 ounces of lime juice, and 1 1/2 ounces of agave.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
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Weighing a mere 7 ounces, the iconic Catalina Luxe Buckle Sandals are a featherweight and fashionable addition to any travel wardrobe.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
Noun
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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
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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
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Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.—
Hartford Courant,
courant.com,
30 Sep. 2017
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Related: Here are some tricks from the CDC for de-ticking yourself: • Put your clothes in the dryer on high heat for a minim of six minutes.—
Valerie Lego,
Detroit Free Press,
20 June 2017
Noun
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When Ava runs off to the bathroom, Deborah instinctively reaches for her notebook and jots down another idea.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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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
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An offshoot of Eagle staple Schnitzel Garten, the fledgling lunch destination already has dropped some of its schnitzel sandwich prices a smidge, making all five options $16.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
11 June 2026
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At their best, the results can be rejuvenating, if a smidge too eager to rehash what has already worked.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Fatty acids are long chains of carbon surrounded by hydrogen atoms.—
Rosemary Trout,
The Conversation,
10 June 2026
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The interactions between the electrons of these oscillating atoms changed their angles too.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
Noun
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The kenning’s true meaning lies beyond the edges of my comprehension.—
Jonah Walters,
Longreads,
24 Oct. 2024
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Most of the writers attempting to imitate Tolkien weren’t steeped in the rhythm of Old English kennings, or the spiritual yearning of chivalric romance.—
Matthew Gavin Frank,
Harper's Magazine,
2 June 2023
Noun
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Every iota of data about a prospect, then, becomes pregnant with meaning.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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The commonly mistaken base assumption is that the greatest minds that have devised AI and consumed so much money doing so must certainly know every iota of how AI works.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Halfpenny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfpenny. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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