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ounce

[ouns] / aʊns /
NOUN
one-sixteenth of a pound/28.35 grams
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Half Ounce said his music career started at the age of 11 after his mother arranged for him to meet Xzibit.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2022

Ounce for ounce, table, kosher and sea salt have about the same sodium count.

From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2022

The fires caused $190,000 worth of damage at Habitude Spa and Red Star Taco Bar and another $10,000 in damage to the restaurant Ounce of Prevention, according to the Seattle Fire Department.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2018

Earlier this year, the Ounce of Prevention's Elliott Regenstein authored a paper arguing that new state accountability systems should pay much more attention to how schools serve children in grades preschool-3.

From US News • Oct. 6, 2016

No Fo’ty Ounce and his creaky cart or Mrs. Pearl hollering a greeting from across the street.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas




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