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ounce

[ouns] / aʊns /
NOUN
one-sixteenth of a pound/28.35 grams
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Gold, currently selling at $4,576 an ounce, has tripled in prices since 2020.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

He expects gold will reach $5,500 an ounce by the end of 2026, nearly a $1,000 gain from Friday’s level of $4,553 an ounce.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

The commodity fell sharply in March to around $4,375 an ounce and rebounded through mid-April as a cease-fire held.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Gold futures in New York were down 0.4% to $4,483.80 an ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Now she needed every ounce of her training.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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