buck
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Since gold is priced in U.S. dollars, a rising buck would make the metal less attractive to foreign investors.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
"The buck stopped with UVU leadership and law enforcement," Parkinson said in a statement to the Associated Press.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
The stronger buck may be good news for Americans looking to travel abroad, but it can be a drag on U.S. companies whose products become more expensive for foreign buyers.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
“The buck should stop here, and it should stop now,” they wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
While the peasantry was chuckling, the Pierce Arrow would buck away in clouds of gray smoke, while the professor up front rendered a few bars of Honk Honk Kadookah.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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