nonce

Example Sentences

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When a mining node wants to create a block, it would take all the data in the block, plus a special number called a nonce, and run it through the hashing algorithm.

From The Verge • Sep. 9, 2021

A regular nonce, aye: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party dominated the U.K.’s general election Thursday, winning a firm majority in Parliament despite—or perhaps, because of—the Brexit chaos.

From Slate • Dec. 13, 2019

Wherever Weinstein ends up, I picture the place as a sort of alt-justice simulator, which lovingly recreates the atmosphere of the classic nonce wing, right down to the Michelin-starred salad bar and fluffy bathrobes.

From The Guardian • Oct. 12, 2017

A lapse into depression, for the nonce, was averted.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2010

He would need to bum them eventually, no doubt, but for the nonce they were bound with iron chains inside their cells.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin