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Recent Examples of tenner
That’s just me, though, and if an American citizen wants to put a tenner on the Lakers’ likelihood to hire on even more geriatric former stars, then feel free.
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Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 2 Dec. 2022
Putting down an odd number, such as $10.11 instead of just a tenner, in the closing hours is her lucky tip for beating the masses.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 31 May 2022
In fact, some of those picks cost less than a tenner and still come with all the same nourishing, hydrating, and dirt-busting ingredients as fan-favorite luxury products.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 11 June 2021
The most uncivilised and barren modern habit is to negotiate a present truce among family and friends for Christmas, or to stipulate nothing costing more than a tenner.
—A.a. Gill, A-LIST, 4 July 2018
Beyond the basics, Lidl was recently awarded several accolades for its wine selection, most of which will only cost you a tenner.
—Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2018
The 'tenner', as it is known in Britain, has two clusters of dots in the top corner to help blind and partially sighted people identify the note, and is decorated with a gold foil image of Austen's burial place.
—Rachel Lewis, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2017
The bills in circulation will gradually evolve toward Austen as the current Darwin 'tenners' are withdrawn from circulation through next Spring.
—Rachel Lewis, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2017
The new note is replacing a tenner featuring Charles Darwin.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2017
Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 2 Dec. 2022
Putting down an odd number, such as $10.11 instead of just a tenner, in the closing hours is her lucky tip for beating the masses.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 31 May 2022
In fact, some of those picks cost less than a tenner and still come with all the same nourishing, hydrating, and dirt-busting ingredients as fan-favorite luxury products.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 11 June 2021
The most uncivilised and barren modern habit is to negotiate a present truce among family and friends for Christmas, or to stipulate nothing costing more than a tenner.
—A.a. Gill, A-LIST, 4 July 2018
Beyond the basics, Lidl was recently awarded several accolades for its wine selection, most of which will only cost you a tenner.
—Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2018
The 'tenner', as it is known in Britain, has two clusters of dots in the top corner to help blind and partially sighted people identify the note, and is decorated with a gold foil image of Austen's burial place.
—Rachel Lewis, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2017
The bills in circulation will gradually evolve toward Austen as the current Darwin 'tenners' are withdrawn from circulation through next Spring.
—Rachel Lewis, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2017
The new note is replacing a tenner featuring Charles Darwin.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenner
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Evangeline picks up an orange that one of Hank’s hillbillies drops, perhaps because in Alaska during winter that’s like finding a fiver.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2024
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Now a lot of Main Street is boarded up, even the fancy stores, although there’s no shortage of places to drop a fiver on a cup of coffee.—
Murr Brewster,
The Christian Science Monitor,
31 Jan. 2022
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Because coverage is generally required for anyone seeking a mortgage, soaring rates in California could drive home values down, threatening yet another crisis, this one in real estate.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2025
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SpaceX's latest flight test of its colossal Starship vehicle turned out to be an explosive one – literally.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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Crews worked furiously and by Sunday morning power had been restored to parts of North Carolina and South Carolina where tens of thousands of customers lost electricity over the last few days, according to Duke Energy.—
SARA CLINE AND BEN FINLEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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As Santa Ana winds propelled a series of raging wildfires that wiped out homes and businesses across once-picturesque swaths of Southern California – killing at least 16 people – tens of thousands have been forced from their homes this week in a haze of uncertainty: What to pack?—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN,
13 Jan. 2025
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The invasive sea lamprey brought Great Lakes fishing to its knees in the fifties and sixties, until local communities and scientists battled back.—
Jayme Moye,
Outside Online,
17 Jan. 2025
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His colleagues were men in their fifties and sixties who’d started out in radio.—
Susan Morrison,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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Has the number two been popping up frequently in your life, from seeing 2:22 on a clock to noticing repeating twos on invoices?—
Olivia Munson,
USA TODAY,
20 Dec. 2024
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People talk about the terrible twos, but she’s found her foothold in that kind of behavior, and there’s just no reasoning with her.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
21 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Spending hundreds of millions of dollars and years of development to release a game that was shut down in two weeks is again, like nothing this industry has ever seen.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Some workers are out hundreds or even thousands of dollars.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The intrigue: Both Raleigh and Durham had similar listening habits, with nearly identical top fives — though Durham left a spot for Ye, the controversial rapper and producer formerly known as Kanye West, and Raleigh preferred Morgan Wallen.—
Zachery Eanes,
Axios,
5 Dec. 2024
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This chart week is just beginning, so Carpenter will claim her three top fives for the next few days.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
4 Sep. 2024
Noun
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But try that nowadays and the guy will laugh derisively, then pick up your sawbuck between his thumb and index finger, like a piece of filth, and hand it back to you.—
Jack Handey,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2024
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Say, there's an idea: The mall is free, but the greeter will shake your hand for a sawbuck.—
Star Tribune,
Star Tribune,
26 Feb. 2021
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“Tenner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenner. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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