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ounce

[auns] / aʊns /
NOUN
one-sixteenth of a pound/28.35 grams
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“There’s not an ounce of fear in me about moving forward with my life.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Dollar-sensitive gold futures fell $45.40, or 1.1%, to $4113.80 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Comex gold fell 0.9% to $4133.70 a troy ounce, snapping a three-session winning streak.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Gold gained 0.5%, but held below $4,200 a troy ounce in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Dragons may not have much real use for all their wealth, but they know it to an ounce as a rule ...

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila




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