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The number of water voles nationally are in free fall, with more than 90 per cent of them lost since the 1970s, the Mammal Society said.

From BBC • May 19, 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

I’m like, “Man, you have no idea. My last cent has just been spent. Thank you for this.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

First-quarter profit came in at $14.3 million, or 4 cents a share, up from $2.57 million, or 1 cent a share, a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

He’d come home from jail at 11 P.M. in a taxi and the driver refused to take a cent from him.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye