nonce

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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

“I still shall hear of this battle,” said he, pointing a finger at me, “but for the nonce, tune yourself.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson