specie
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Until recently, the only non-human species of mammals that were known to experience menopause were a select few specie, such as orcas — not primates.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2023
Van Buren did worry, however, that federal funds now lay trapped in private banks that paid unredeemable paper notes instead of specie.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
Customers rushed to trade banknotes for coins, but the banks suspended specie payments again.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
Low specie reserves endangered banks when business instability made coins more trustworthy than paper.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
Quintilian goes on to argue, interestingly, that sometimes what might be decorous in practical terms could be unbecoming sub specie aeternitate.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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