nugget
Example Sentences
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Though it’s hard to read Vonnegut without stumbling upon some apropos nuggets of wisdom, like this one from his novel “Slapstick:” “Fascists are inferior people who believe it when somebody tells them they’re superior.”
From Los Angeles Times
Picking individual gold or silver miners is like betting on which prospector will find the nugget.
From MarketWatch
One golden nugget seems implied by your husband and the fact that he is still working at 76: the state of your health.
From MarketWatch
But executives revealed this nugget during an earnings call last week: U.S.
Among the nuggets he shared: “There’s a lensing effect that expands things out and warps things out in a very interesting way,” which affects our view of the stars around it.
From Los Angeles Times
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