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ounces

noun

plural of ounce

as in specks

a very small amount an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

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Recent Examples of ounces At 66 ounces, one bag covers dinner more than once, which is the whole point of buying it at Costco. — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 15 Oct. 2026 The glasses, which are priced at about $1,300, aren’t anything like the Quest VR headsets Meta has been selling for years, which weigh about 18 ounces and look like a visor or helmet rather than glasses. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 Fiiz beverages are all customizable with drink sizes ranging from 16 to 32 ounces, according to its menu. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026 This clear Yeti Yonder Water Bottle is ideal for its lightweight material and range of sizes, from 20 to 50 ounces. — Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2026 Dudash cites examples ranging from 210 milligrams in 3 ounces of Safe Catch Wild Elite Pure Tuna to 410 milligrams in 3 ounces of Bumble Bee Whole Oysters. — Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 5 Oct. 2026 In return, the head of the nunnery was required to offer the pope a golden rose of some 2 ounces, or of equivalent value. — Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026 That’s about 25 ounces for those of us not on the metric system. — Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2026 At the world championship, leave more than four ounces behind across your four bottles and you’re disqualified. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The source was generally in good condition, but mold spots and dense clusters of small white specks required careful treatment.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Breakouts can look like milder, painless white bumps or dark specks known as whiteheads and blackheads, or more painful red bumps and deeper cysts — a mark of cystic acne.

— Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of specks

Noun

The apron is built to take a beating—oils and rogue splashes barely register, practically rolling right off the surface.

— Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Jazz fusion keyboardist George Duke, however, plays wild splashes of melody on an electric piano in the empty spaces between Waits’s lines.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of splashes

Noun

Your daring teen will love the waterslides and surf simulator, and your littles will enjoy the splash pads.

— Alesa Andrew, Parents, 10 Sep. 2026
Miami is about a two-hour drive from Jupiter, where Haydon has four littles to keep her company — Donald III, 17; Tristan, 14; Spencer, 13; and Chloe, 12.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of little

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O’Rourke and double bassist Johan Berthling shape a steady drone, while Ishibashi’s piano runs suggest time-lapse footage of ice crystals forming, ordinary little bits cohering into objects of wonder.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
Cryptographers responded by lengthening the keys, and 2,048 bits is now considered the minimum.

— Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of bits

Noun

Still, Crow—the ever-optimist, as her body of work proves—clings on to the glimmers of hope from leaders of the world who do show us the best parts of humanity.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026
Viewers get only glimmers of the characters’ personalities and backgrounds, but the show offers enough detail and texture to understand how Season 1 might unfold.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of glimmers

Noun

That question motivated Clark to better understand aging among plants and animals and to look for hints to extend humans' lifespan.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
On Friday, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh offered no hints about potential interest rate policy moves while attending a meeting of financial leaders in Bangkok.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of hints

Noun

Upon arrival, guests enjoy touches like fresh flowers, a handwritten note from the general manager, and Godiva chocolates in their rooms.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
To update the original design, from the spring 1997 couture collection, current Chanel designer Matthieu Blazy added his own touches to the silhouette—reworking it with a sweetheart neckline and a more structured shape.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026

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