to the tune of

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Officials told departments late last year that they needed to make cuts to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars in the face of what at the time was a projected $936 million deficit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

After successfully proving president Donald Trump sexually abused her, then also defamed her, E. Jean Carroll secured historic legal settlements to the tune of roughly $90 million.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

The U.S. hyperscalers are predicted to splurge, to the tune of $700 billion, on capital expenditure in 2026, much of it directed to AI infrastructure.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

But under the new contract, members would, for the first time, have to start contributing to their healthcare costs to the tune of $75 per month.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

A minute later Wilcox called, “A-one, a-two, a-one, two, three, four" and everyone 'cept us lepers began singing to the tune of “John Brown's body lies a-moldering in the grave":

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell