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nugget

[nuhg-it] / ˈnʌg ɪt /


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Then, scroll to the bottom to see how all the teams stack up, and discover a nugget of trivia for each team.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

It’s notable that Vance saved this nugget about demons for Johnson, who works with TPUSA, which bills itself as a youth outreach organization.

From Salon Apr. 1, 2026

An alarming nugget buried in the Treasury Department’s annual report External link on the federal government’s books from the last fiscal year: Its long-term liabilities exceed its expected revenue by tens of trillions of dollars.

From Barron's Mar. 31, 2026

Ford dreamed up the atomic-age Nucleon, powered by a tiny nugget of uranium and incidentally requiring tons of lead shielding to protect anyone who came within a football field of the thing.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2026

At its simplest, leitmotif is a straightforward association of a nugget of tune with a character.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

I wrote a daily newsletter about energy policy at the time, and, in my efforts to be at the forefront of the news, I gobbled up those nuggets as well.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

I spend years researching and writing books that cobble together the nuggets of information I’ve gathered.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Mum-of-four Natalia, from south-west London, makes veggie nuggets for her children.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Some positive nuggets are starting to emerge from the rubble, however.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

She had the precious dress-cloth, Uncle Kufa’s knife, six matches, two clay cooking pots, her weapons, and the bag of gold nuggets around her neck.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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