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item

[ahy-tuhm, ahy-tem] / ˈaɪ təm, ˈaɪ tɛm /


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In 2024, the ACM slapped a 1.1-million-euro fine on Fortnite maker Epic Games, judging that vulnerable children were exploited and pressured into making purchases in the game's Item Shop.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

In the United States, the term "brunch" was first used in an 1896 edition of the New Oxford Item.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2023

Martin Beck, chief economic adviser to economic forecasting group the EY Item Club, said that the central bank’s November forecast for a record two-year recession now looks overly “downbeat.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2023

Meanwhile, analysts at the EY Item Club said "high energy prices, elevated inflation, rising interest rates and global economic weakness" meant the UK economy was "expected to be in recession until the middle of 2023".

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2022

He flipped open his pad and began: “Item one. Garbage can in kitchen has no lid. Item two. Housefly on kitchen table. Item three. Too much garlic in food. Causes indigestion.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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