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Recent Examples of tennerIn the lesser of two humiliations (either change the prices or face a half empty stadium for your biggest European match in 30 years), Forest yielded on Tuesday, knocking a tenner off every ticket two days before the match.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026 That’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 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
At the other end of the market, have a Chelsea dual-action pump for a fiver.
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Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2026
Since movie-ticket purchases are not necessary, customers can just grab a bucket and a fiver (plus tax), and Netflix and chill with way too much popcorn for however many people fit on your couch.
Rights groups say thousands were killed and tens of thousands arrested, while Iranian authorities have reported a substantially lower death toll.
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Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Oct. 2026
Incredible influence can be bought for just a few tens of millions of dollars, and members of the Forbes 400 would still easily retain tens of millions of dollars even after the levels of wealth taxation that have been proposed.
By now, Robin is in his early fifties and still living in Edinburgh.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
Just two players recorded fifties — England’s Harry Brook and Emilio Gay — and four different bowlers took five wickets or more in an innings, the first time that has happened in a Lord’s Test.
The advertising campaign has drawn criticism from those on the Left and the Right, who chided the administration for using taxpayer dollars for ads that appear political in nature.
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Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Oct. 2026
With annual revenues that can exceed hundreds of billions of dollars, these financial dynasties have made their mark both nationwide and across the globe.
The five that vaulted were Steele Canyon (tied for fourth), Del Norte (tied for seventh), Torrey Pines (tied for seventh), Westview (ninth) and Helix (10th).
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John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2026
Logano is winless so far this season, and while there have been flashes—two top fives, a pole at Phoenix—there’s also been frustration.
For that bit of hilarious historical synchronicity alone, Asked and Answered is worth folding into your more fantastical exotics, or even a sawbuck on the nose.
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Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2026
In most cases, $10 above the single-Mac price gets you three licenses; another sawbuck raises that to five.