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ounce

[auns] / aʊns /
NOUN
one-sixteenth of a pound/28.35 grams
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Gold contracts were steady at just above $4,000 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Spot gold is down 0.6% at $4,044.04 an ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Gold prices edged toward $4,000 a troy ounce, as a stronger dollar continued to damp gold’s prospects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Rather than rehashing traditional compositions, the group recognizes these sorely untapped sounds as living and malleable, creating new interpretations that bring them to our times without losing an ounce of their essence and verve.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

She stayed under for as long as she dared and then surfaced, starting to swim across the moonless water with every ounce of strength remaining to her.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman


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