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coin

[koin] / kɔɪn /




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“To hold a gold coin in your hand is different from owning a proxy for it,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Freedom and uncertainty are two sides of the same coin, and both can create an overwhelming amount of anxiety, especially when money is involved.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

"They are paid to promote a particular crypto coin, meme coin or investment product rather than helping people choose what is suitable for them," he says.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

De Palma paints pictures that don’t conflict so much as they coexist, like two sides of a coin — purity and debauchery, the real, politically sanctioned currencies of this country — fresh from the U.S.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

His back shielding his metal case, he selects a gold and a silver coin.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

This newly identified behavior helps explain why gold jewelry, coins, and other objects can retain their luster for centuries.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

Rev Jane Lee said she and a lay minister were preparing for morning prayers when they discovered a plastic bag with a box which "to our amazement" contained nine gold Britannia coins inside.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Bitcoin, the pioneering cryptocurrency, is mired in a big drawdown, as are most of the other major coins.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

They were marks of the 50 State Quarters, a series of coins issued by the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Dates inscribed on many of the coins provided the most conclusive proof of the time in which the ship had sailed and had met with disaster.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

The stagnant condition of the labor market is so unusual that economists have even coined a phrase to describe it: “low-hire and low-fire,” a new phenomenon that emerged less than two years ago.

From MarketWatch Jul. 11, 2026

BofA Securities analyst Michael Hartnett first coined the term in 2023, after the megacap tech stocks dragged investors out of the 2022 bear market.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

Researchers have coined a term to describe AI’s uneven capabilities: “jagged frontier.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

A new term has been coined by dermatologists and academics: cosmeticorexia, which they define as having an unhealthy obsession with achieving "flawless" skin from a young age, leading to an obsessive use of cosmetic products.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

For family delicacy, Dad coined two synonyms for going to the bathroom in the woods.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

“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

Mr. Ashton, a tech figure known for coining the phrase “the Internet of Things,” seems to regard himself as something of a progressive visionary.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

In the early ‘90s, authors William Strauss and Neil Howe, who were credited with coining the term “millennials,” took generational labels deep into the realm of pseudoscience.

From Salon Dec. 19, 2025

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

As Ignatius pulled himself angrily up and out of the taxi, he saw his mother coining down the street.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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