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pound

noun as in sixteen ounces/.454 kilograms of weight

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verb as in impress; make someone listen

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They have now reached a settlement that will bring to a close a long-running legal battle that cost both sides millions of pounds in legal fees.

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After waiting for almost four hours, and forced to switch queues twice before he encountered a functional ATM, he withdrew his Syrian pounds for the day.

"Competition is fierce for every pound spent by shoppers on health and beauty products", she said, adding that competition was "strong" from the likes of Boots to B&M.

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The players lost tens of millions of pounds and some now owe millions in tax.

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But even Gaga, with the way that she “pounds” music out, I think at one time that would’ve been considered “wrong.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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