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to the tune of

ADVERB
ad valorem
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As I was working on this article, our garbage disposal started leaking swamp water to the tune of $750.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

With the government’s acquiescence, Prigozhin expanded production at the country’s largest gold mine, previously seized by his father, to the tune of $250 million a year, according to the Global Initiative.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

The railways are currently subsidised to the tune of around £12bn a year - not including spending on major projects like HS2.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

This step is what brought us here, to Ponysaurus, filling out the online notice to the tune of a hissing compressor that kept clean air moving through the brewing system.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Milton Ashe stretched slowly and magnificently, to the tune of cracking joints and a chorus of grunts, and then glared at Peter Bogert, Ph.D.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov


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