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Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 28 Jan. 2025
Finally, immerse yourself at Tato, a rocker bar that features live local metal (cover, 100 lira) and cold draft beer (150 lira).
—Alex Crevar, New York Times, 11 July 2024
No, the reason that hamburgers cost a lot more now is because the dollar lost value during that time — somewhat like the Turkish lira has also lost value over the past 20 years, producing terrible chronic inflation in Turkey.
—Nathan Lewis, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Paintings that before would barely fetch forty or fifty thousand lire were now selling for two hundred thousand in a snap.
—Dino Buzzati, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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Noun
As the Turkish lira has dropped, so have profit margins.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 28 Jan. 2025
Finally, immerse yourself at Tato, a rocker bar that features live local metal (cover, 100 lira) and cold draft beer (150 lira).
—Alex Crevar, New York Times, 11 July 2024
No, the reason that hamburgers cost a lot more now is because the dollar lost value during that time — somewhat like the Turkish lira has also lost value over the past 20 years, producing terrible chronic inflation in Turkey.
—Nathan Lewis, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Paintings that before would barely fetch forty or fifty thousand lire were now selling for two hundred thousand in a snap.
—Dino Buzzati, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Lira.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lira. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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