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discount

[dis-kaunt, dis-kaunt, dis-kaunt] / ˈdɪs kaʊnt, dɪsˈkaʊnt, ˈdɪs kaʊnt /






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Visit slate.com/amicusplus and use the promo code AMICUS50 to receive the discount AND get access wherever you listen.

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

That discount put Steel City in the top spot among metropolitan areas with the biggest markdowns as of Sept. 30, according to Realtor.com’s analysis:

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

"We cannot discount the deployment of combat assets in the area in the name of training the Laotian air force."

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

There is variation between different stations in the West too - sometimes as much as 11p per litre for petrol - even if you discount motorway service stations that typically charge a premium.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Well, for one thing, and maybe we can discount this as no threat, there’s a lawyer,” Bookman said, leaning back again, taking his time now.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

We’re not in a hurry now, and we can get 50% senior discounts on city buses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Applicants who face financial hardship or are designated as refugees would be granted discounts.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Banking subscription models, which offer discounts and loyalty rewards for tiered fees, are also likely to become more widespread, the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Customers have relied on those discounts to make the holidays work for their finances, given higher prices for essentials like food and gasoline.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

“There are no discounts for youth or winsome faces—and no sympathy reductions for badly cut fringes.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

A weak report would probably be discounted in light of other signs of improvement in the labor market.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

The University of Gloucestershire said it had expanded support for students with flexible accommodation available for them to use, discounted travel and that it had created new facilities designed specifically for commuters.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

A rabble-rousing, union-advocating teacher friend of mine came out of the same public schools as me, and she now teaches at a private school, primarily to pay for the discounted tuition her daughter receives.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

There was a catastrophe that loomed over the convention, but it wasn’t Bitcoin’s newly discounted cost.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

In a second phase of the experiment, the researchers added a twist: Would the value of information be discounted even further—be even more urgent—depending on who it was from?

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Though it’s nice of Roberts to pay enough lip service that he’s not totally discounting the best-of-five current series they’re in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Many Jeep-Ram dealers are on board with Stellantis’s new rules, believing they will curb runaway discounting and allow them to sell cars at higher prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

With markets discounting 75 basis points of additional tightening by summer 2027, SEB thinks maximum hawkishness in market pricing has been reached, reducing the likelihood of further major bond selloffs, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The bank’s survey found 42% of those polled expect a more dovish tone, in line with ING’s thinking, than the bond markets are currently discounting.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

Nicole took the first lead, and it went smoothly for the first ten minutes, discounting the wind, the stinging rain, and Chase’s throbbing front tooth, which the pain pills had done nothing to help.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith




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