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[koin] / kɔɪn /




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Maduro launched a state-backed coin called the Petro in 2018 that failed to gain traction, but other tokens have thrived there.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

"Or maybe the two of them will just team up and flip a coin and decide who's first."

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

But those paper gains quickly fizzled, and the coin was trading at around $1.80 early Wednesday afternoon, a 95% decline.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

As of Wednesday morning, the new meme coin $LAPTOP has been officially minted on a blockchain developed by Coinbase and made available for users to buy and trade across exchanges like Pump and Fomo.

From Slate Sep. 9, 2026

Ella smiled shyly and let Brigit thumb each fat coin, admiring how thick and heavy the gold stellas felt and how the silver lunari would wiggle if squeezed too tight.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Meme coins began as a joke—a way for a burgeoning crypto industry to make light of their own willingness to buy anything digital no matter how questionable they appeared.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

They pulled tiny candles from pouches and lighted them, burned incense, dropped coins in the offering box and prayed.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

When you join, you hatch a pet bird, and as you complete real-life tasks, your Finch is rewarded with rainbow coins that can be spent on outfits and furniture.

From Slate Sep. 6, 2026

The Commonwealth nations of New Zealand and Australia have displayed the King on their coins, though Australia has said it will not feature him on banknotes.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

But I went through the alley to the back of the bakery with the coins tight in my hands.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

There may be dust storms, which contribute to “playa lung” — a term Burners have coined to describe a cough or losing one’s voice after breathing in dust daily.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

One luxury that the girls shared was a camera, and they were snapping selfies before the word was even coined.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

"It's a term coined by the media, used to describe a group of young people whose only commonality is their success," Jon Sale, the businessman's lawyer in the US, told BBC News Mundo.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

I coined the phrase “bond vigilantes” in July 1983.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

And when Boyle coined the phrase experimentum crucis to honour the Puy-de-Dôme experiment he was marking the beginning of a new era in which philosophical disputes would be resolved by experimentation.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

In 2019, Trump praised the CEO for Apple’s domestic investments, accidentally coining the nickname “Tim Apple” in the process.

From MarketWatch Aug. 29, 2026

The author is also fond of coining terms to sharpen his argument.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

“Our fans’ love for McDonald’s beverages runs deep, from rallying for the return of Hi-C Orange Lavaburst to coining the iconic ‘Spicy Sprite,’” McDonald’s said in a statement to Barron’s.

From Barron's Apr. 13, 2026

He was someone who took time to get to know the fans and the area, coining the phrase 'first the points, then the pints', and the club is unlikely to have that again.

From BBC Nov. 2, 2025

“Listen, Irene, me and Angelo coining by for you about seven tonight.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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