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ounce

[auns] / aʊns /
NOUN
one-sixteenth of a pound/28.35 grams
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Mejuri, a jeweler that built a following among young women with pieces worn by the likes of Taylor Swift, was already feeling the pain of costlier gold when prices touched $3,000 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Spot gold is 0.05% higher at $4,161.67 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The dollar was little moved as bitcoin slipped slightly to around $83,400, while gold recovered back above $4,200 a troy ounce in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Gold falls 3.1% to $4,188 an ounce and silver is down 4.2% to around $62 an ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 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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