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ounce

[ouns] / aʊns /
NOUN
one-sixteenth of a pound/28.35 grams
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In afternoon European trading, New York gold futures fell 3.1% to $4,189 a troy ounce, their lowest in more than seven weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Gold has traded in a relatively narrow range of around $4,300-$4,500 an ounce this month, well below its record high of nearly $5,600 an ounce reached in January.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Silver falls 1.4% to $63.457 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Gold was flat in early Asian trade, staying under $4,300 a troy ounce as a rebound in oil prices and Treasury yields overnight pressured the precious metal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Would the Afterlife drain Clare’s every ounce of undead energy until he had no choice but to lie down forever?

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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