penny
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Gilligan, a judge on popular ITV series The Masked Singer, recalled spending days on the beach and riding the log flume at the fun park as well playing the penny arcade machines.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
That said, while Doximity beat revenue expectations for its most recent quarter, it came a penny short of estimates for adjusted earnings per share, delivering 29 cents.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Chipotle reported adjusted earnings per share of 33 cents, the same as what the company reported a year ago but a penny above Wall Street’s forecasts.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
As other contenders have had to count every penny this summer, James’s deal means the Sixers can add one of the best players in the world while keeping what they already have.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“That so? Well, your friend Tom Perry will make a pretty penny, too. I’ll be over at Beverly for the auction. I’ll ask about him.”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
JPM raises its price target to 815 pence from 800 pence, reiterates its overweight rating for the stock and says it continues to see positive risk-reward in the shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
This reduces downside risk for Aviva’s Direct Line, and increases confidence in the insurer reaching 75 pence earnings per share in 2028, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Shares fall 0.8% to 915.5 pence in London.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Both come at a premium to Bodycote’s share-price lows, but the valuation of the U.K. industrial company could be above 1,000 pence a share—or 1.7 billion pounds—under a blue-sky scenario, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
"Nine hundred and ninety-nine pounds and fifty pence," the father said.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
The other explanation is it’s a cash grab made for pennies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
“Refineries cost a lot of money and essentially make pennies on the dollar,” said Ed Hirs, an energy economist in Houston.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Exxon Mobil lived through it when Hugo Chávez nationalized its projects in 2007 and spent years in international arbitration recovering pennies on the dollar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
As it was a timber LLC based on large quantities of land, it had previously been agreed that if you exited, you would receive pennies on the dollar per acre.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
He looked at the grubby floor, strewn with toilet paper and a few pennies, and tried to think of something else—anything else.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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