pound
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Copper futures gained 11.05 cents per pound, or 1.67% to $6.7095, the highest ever close for the industrial metal in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Sakai, who sells it wholesale, said that in recent years, his rates for Wagyu strip loins have fallen from $65 to $41 per pound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
"Every pound of taxpayer money should be spent in a way that benefits local communities — creating good jobs and giving young people the skills they need for the future," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The recipe calls for a pound and a half of frozen salmon; an on-screen graphic prices it at $8.99, without naming a retailer or indicating that the fish is on sale.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Sage started choking again, and Candace reached around me to pound his back some more.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
Each drone can travel up to 7.5 miles from the local distribution center in Tracy while carrying a shoebox-sized package weighing up to 5 pounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
“We suggest looking longer term” and focusing on the ramp up to 1.9 million pounds a year, says the bank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Hundreds of former members of the military have had their pensions slashed after receiving letters telling them to repay thousands of pounds because of a clerical error.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Most participants in the study lost about 18 pounds after two years of moderate calorie restriction.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
I want to collect my goal of one thousand pounds of litter.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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Western Europe - Introductory
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Western Europe - Middle School and High School
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