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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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Some reputable sources treat this like a White Lady, which is to say, forgo simple syrup and use a whole ounce of peach liqueur.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
16 May 2026
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Professional angler Cole Huskins of Gastonia won the recent Turtlebox Bassmaster Open on the lake with a three-day total catch of 47 pounds, 14 ounces.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
16 May 2026
Noun
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The remaining countries share the last 10% between them, most holding a fraction too small to measure.—
David Liberman,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Even streaming giants can only buy a fraction of productions.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
16 May 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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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
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Whereas a caddie jots down notes in a yardage book, Morse keeps observations on his phone and refers to them year after year.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Soldier Boy looks a smidge less disgusted with his son after hearing that.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2026
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The blue-chip index is back within a smidge of its all-time high.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This is a dynamic layer between about 410 and 660 kilometers depth where the physical properties of minerals see sudden changes as their atoms rearrange under immense pressure.—
James Dinneen,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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On Earth, the Large Hadron Collider can smash atoms together and accelerate particles to near light speeds — but in space, there are high-energy cosmic rays with over 10 million times more power than even those zippy particles.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
13 May 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
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But in the grand wisdom of the NHL, along with television rights holders that don’t care one iota about the ability for one team to prepare for another, the Wild were told Friday to order and book their charter to Denver on Saturday for a Sunday night start against the Avs.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
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From the historic Slippery Noodle Inn—Indiana's oldest tavern—to creative cocktail bars and cool music venues, Indianapolis has big-city luxuries without losing an iota of small-town charm.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
5 May 2026
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“Halfpenny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfpenny. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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