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ounce

[ouns] / aʊns /
NOUN
one-sixteenth of a pound/28.35 grams
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In early trading, New York gold futures were down 0.7% to $4,049.30 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

—Gold prices were under renewed pressure, slipping back below $4,100 an ounce as investors await remarks from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh this week.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Gold futures, which also track rate expectations, rose $6.90 per troy ounce, or 0.2%, to $4074.50 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Regular brewed, non-specialty, caffeinated coffee usually contains 9.4-20.6 mg of caffeine per fluid ounce.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

By the time they got to Redemption’s house, Jam had pulled up every ounce of courage she could find.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi




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