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While the defendants we spoke to acknowledged some discomfort using taxpayer dollars to finance this retribution, more striking was their unwavering belief that they deserved every cent.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

Each contract must have a “yes” or “no” outcome and will range in price between 1 cent and 99 cents, representing what the collective market thinks about the likelihood of an event.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

A quarterly loss of 1 cent a share wasn’t as steep as the loss of 18 cents a share that analysts polled by FactSet had expected.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

We've recruited 2,000 more GPs and satisfaction has risen from 60 per cent to 74.5 per cent since we came to office.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

We had to assume that the letter a was worth one cent, b two cents, c three cents—and so on, making the letter z worth twenty-six cents.

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea