yen

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Recent Examples of yen Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda delivers a speech at the start of issuance of new yen banknotes at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024. Lin Lin,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025 In November, the company cut its annual sales forecast for its fiscal year, which ends in March, to 1.28 trillion Japanese yen ($8.2 billion), down from 1.35 trillion. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune Asia, 17 Jan. 2025 The book is titled Art of Battle: Koichi Ohata Robot Chronicle and will be released in Japan on January 25 for 4,180 yen (or around $26), and is available to pre-order from Amazon Japan. Ollie Barder, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 So, the program offers a salary of about three million Japanese yen (around $19,000) to live and work in the communities for one to three years. Harrison Pierce, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for yen 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yen
Noun
  • Sleep deprivation has been shown to increase blood sugar fluctuations and food cravings.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Increased access to weight-loss and diabetes drugs can also help Americans reduce weight and cravings, O’Keefe said.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • There’s an identifiable and relatable longing in Becca’s gaze, a visible tension between a desire to risk connection and a need to maintain safety.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2025
  • What hasn’t changed, according to Brown, is that strong desire to experience something authentic, and that means not just being a consumer.
    Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Many people gave up, longing to end the hunger and thirst and cold, and just sat down, where they were shot by the guards.
    Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
  • As expected, his leaders set a strong tone for the type of work ethic, professionalism and unquenchable thirst for improvement his players adopted throughout the season.
    Mike Jones, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Death, the past, art, longing, all of it sent whirling and made current by the two paintings.
    Karl Ove Knausgaard, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Writer/director Sachs’ extraordinary new movie never breaks from the pair, and at times becomes like a documentary about the greatness of the actors themselves, Mozart possessing the soundtrack as Sachs and cinematographer Alex Ashe take longing, lingering B-roll of the performers.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Physical therapists and researchers break down our urge to fidget and offer office-friendly ways to satisfy the need for movement.
    Margaret Cirino, NPR, 2 Feb. 2025
  • If your outdoor plants are looking rough post-freeze, resist the urge to trim off all the dead and damaged foliage — for now.
    Shafaq Patel, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Yet the little guy has come up big for the bulls this year, retail investors showing a significantly higher risk appetite in recent weeks than professional fund managers.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 1 Feb. 2025
  • In the South Bay, investors still have an appetite for supermarket properties, said David Taxin, partner with Meachan Oppenheimer, a commercial real estate firm.
    George Avalos, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Symptoms of a severe deficiency include brittle hair and nails, frequent bouts of illness, mood changes and trouble thinking, and hunger and weakness.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, more than 700 million people were impacted by hunger every day, according to the U.N.’s report.
    Lucy Handley, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025

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“Yen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yen. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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