pound
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Thieves typically exchange the metal for cash at recycling centers, where it can fetch up to $5.30 per pound.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
"To have multi-million pound centres that are built and aren't delivering on taxpayers money you know it's very frustrating," he said.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Heat treatment firm Bodycote received a 1.52 billion pound takeover proposal from Apollo Global Management, sending shares up 19%.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Chicken breasts are $3.58 a pound on average, less than half the price of a pound of ground beef, according to the Century Foundation and Groundwork Collaborative report.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Each pound to be launched required three pounds of propellant.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
Vocabulary lists containing pound
Western Europe - Introductory
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Western Europe - Middle School and High School
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