pennies

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Exxon Mobil lived through it when Hugo Chávez nationalized its projects in 2007 and spent years in international arbitration recovering pennies on the dollar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Another small market has incredible herbs for pennies.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

As it was a timber LLC based on large quantities of land, it had previously been agreed that if you exited, you would receive pennies on the dollar per acre.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

If you're counting the pennies, the famous Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare is a magnet.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Bolts, bent nails, tubing, rusting pennies, and orphaned keys were all jumbled together.Oliver rolled his eyes.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser