pound
Example Sentences
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A troy ounce is 1/12th of a pound.
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is confident his squad have responded in ideal fashion after warning them against piling on the pounds during the festive period.
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“Ten pounds is a lot of money,” he explains.
In theory, a humanoid robot won’t need the same safeguards as an industrial arm that might weigh thousands of pounds and operate at high speeds.
Each soldier needs about 220 pounds of supplies—including food, clothing and essentials such as toothpaste—every month.
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