buck
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Consumers are choosing RTDs to limit their total cash spend, even though the larger bottle gives more bang for their buck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Foreign firms awarded large defence contracts will need to invest an equal value back into the UK to create "bang for the British buck", Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has announced.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Stags have a decent chance of making a buck in this IPO, and if you do it through your IRA you will avoid the tax hit on a short-term capital gain.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
"The buck stopped with UVU leadership and law enforcement," Parkinson said in a statement to the Associated Press.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
It was plain that they were afraid of the great, bristling buck, with his strange shock of fur and his smell of fresh blood.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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