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She is going through every cent she has’,” says Noser.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
The complaint accuses Amazon of secretly charging advertisers more in so-called "second price" auctions, whereby prospective advertisers expect to pay one cent more than the next highest bidder for each bid they win.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
"I've lost about 75 per cent of my tips, which is a significant amount of my income," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
Taalas can price a million tokens to a fraction of a cent for as long as its model is wanted.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
The result of the moving picture was that the surgeons involved managed to reduce their ether time by fifteen per cent.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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Adjusted earnings per share were 99 cents, compared with analyst estimates of 17 cents, according to FactSet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The ad-supported versions of each will cost $12.49 per month, up 50 cents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Profits generated by the canal are also vital for government coffers, providing 20 cents of every dollar it collects in revenue, representing more than $3 billion annually.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
U.S. retail gasoline averaged $4.48 a gallon Tuesday, about 40 cents higher than a month ago and breaking with the usual pattern of price drops after the Labor Day holiday.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
The brokers had long since paid them in full: 100 cents on the dollar.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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