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nominal

[nom-uh-nl] / ˈnɒm ə nl /




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As to Duncan, the nominal star of the show, it doesn’t matter whether he’ll win or lose — there’s not enough to hang on to.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

More often than not historically, above-average real rates have been followed in fairly short order by lower nominal rates.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Xi himself visited Xinjiang and Tibet in 2025 to mark major anniversaries of Beijing giving some nominal political autonomy in those areas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Core retail sales rose 0.5% in nominal terms in February.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

His nominal goal was to end backbiting about the bomb program from Roosevelt’s director of war mobilization, James F. Byrnes, a former senator and Supreme Court justice.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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