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Recent Examples of tennerThat’s just me, though, and if an American citizen wants to put a tenner on the Lakers’ likelihood to hire on even more geriatric former stars, then feel free.—Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 2 Dec. 2022 Putting down an odd number, such as $10.11 instead of just a tenner, in the closing hours is her lucky tip for beating the masses.—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 31 May 2022 In fact, some of those picks cost less than a tenner and still come with all the same nourishing, hydrating, and dirt-busting ingredients as fan-favorite luxury products.—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 11 June 2021 The most uncivilised and barren modern habit is to negotiate a present truce among family and friends for Christmas, or to stipulate nothing costing more than a tenner.—A.a. Gill, A-LIST, 4 July 2018 Beyond the basics, Lidl was recently awarded several accolades for its wine selection, most of which will only cost you a tenner.—Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2018 The 'tenner', as it is known in Britain, has two clusters of dots in the top corner to help blind and partially sighted people identify the note, and is decorated with a gold foil image of Austen's burial place.—Rachel Lewis, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2017 The bills in circulation will gradually evolve toward Austen as the current Darwin 'tenners' are withdrawn from circulation through next Spring.—Rachel Lewis, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2017 The new note is replacing a tenner featuring Charles Darwin.—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2017
Episodic installments won in 2017, 2018 and 2019 (that one was at least a stand-alone longform), forcing the TV Academy to rewrite the rules and slide anthology shows into the limited series field.
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Michael Schneider,
Variety,
10 June 2025
Even though Caitlin Clark is out with an injury, the matchup is sure to be a good one.
General Motors is recalling tens of thousands of Cadillac vehicles due to a video display issue that could increase the risk of crash, according to a notice posted this week by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
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Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
There are tens of thousands of restaurants there specializing in the pairing.
The policy applies only to the wealthiest private institutions—those with more than $500,000 in endowment dollars per domestic student.
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Matthew Scogin,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
Live Nation is the world’s biggest live-entertainment company, a multi-billion dollar titan, yet its venture into the worlds of film and television have been uncharacteristically low-key.
In most cases, $10 above the single-Mac price gets you three licenses; another sawbuck raises that to five.
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PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
But try that nowadays and the guy will laugh derisively, then pick up your sawbuck between his thumb and index finger, like a piece of filth, and hand it back to you.
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