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ounce

noun as in one-sixteenth of a pound/28.35 grams

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So even though he did not throw one pitch in October because of toe and knee injuries, both of which Kershaw said will be surgically repaired Wednesday, he cherished every ounce of Friday’s festivities as if he were named most valuable player of the World Series.

There’s certainly evidence that a lot of coffee is bad for you, and if you’re breaking eight to 10 cups a day—in this case, a cup is defined as a standard eight ounce serving in most studies—you might want to cut back.

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But there are so many cases of people who have been sentenced incorrectly, where evidence was not properly discovered, where it was not handed over, where defense attorneys and public defenders are screaming into the wind and trying to have people in similar situations have an ounce of what they’re receiving in terms of review of their case and consideration of the facts, especially in light of new scientific evidence or how we understand how trauma affects people.

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“Addressing something,” Bryan wrote, “Brianna and me have broken up with each other and I respect and love her with every ounce of my heart. She has loved me unconditionally for a very long time and for that I’ll always thank her.”

On Friday, the price of gold hit a record high, with U.S. gold futures reaching more than $2,700 an ounce and sticking around that threshold.

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

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