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Recent Examples of nonce
After using a brute-force attack methodology, which allowed the entire search space to be covered in about an hour, Aryal discovered that, for some users at least, the nonce code would be displayed right there on the notification itself.
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Davey Winder, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonce
Adjective
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Built as the centrepiece of the 1924 British Empire Exhibition, football was an infrequent visitor in those early years, the only matches played there being the FA Cup final and England’s biannual meeting with Scotland.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Dodge attempted to keep their correspondence up, but Stein’s replies grew more and more infrequent, and further invitations to the Villa Curonia were coldly refused.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Front man Coleman cuts a tall, brooding figure, saving his emotions for his vocal delivery and occasional pronouncements on the importance of faith.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Sticky snow covered the branches, along with occasional yellow dots of llao llao, an edible fungus native to the region.—
Scott Yorko,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Battery energy storage systems that suck up cheap power during periods of low demand, then discharge it at a profit during periods of high demand, are considered critical with the rise of intermittent energy sources such as wind and solar.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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The former dancer found success in intermittent fasting, eating clean foods, going for long walks daily and taking workout classes with the Fitbit app.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Books about global warming often seem wary of beauty, evoking it only as fleeting and inconstant.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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The self is a shifting, inconstant phenomenon, brain and body ever transforming in time and space, with no clear delineation between what is self and what is other.—
Lauren Groff,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Nonce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonce. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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