as in cash
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
where did he get the long green to afford wheels like that?
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Janet’s mother, Marilyn, was deeply insecure about having never finished college herself, and—newly flush with cash—offered to pay for four years of her children’s higher education (which cost, on average, $740 in the late 1970s).—
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And just in case, she was laid to rest with some local currency, or spending cash, almost 1,000 Kaiyuan Tongbao coins tied to her waist and right leg, as per Arkeonews reported.—
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Cashier Sandra Cornejo said the suspect ordered Oreo ice cream before pulling out a knife and demanding money.—
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Bonta said the money also supports child welfare and foster services, housing stability, job training, food assistance and services for seniors and people with disabilities.—
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In a simple demonstration, a coin cell powered a toy car for 288 cm under light, compared with 212 cm in the dark.—
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Stray tissues lipstick, crayon, coins, or car keys can ruin your laundry and even your machine.—
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What started as labor strikes and merchant protests over currency collapse and inflation has expanded into widespread street demonstrations and student protests.—
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Protests erupted in Iran last week when disgruntled shopkeepers took to the streets to demonstrate against the country’s plummeting currency.—
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Pennies remain legal tender, but in recent months, businesses have been unable to order new rolls of the coins as production wound down.—
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Billions of the coins are in circulation and remain legal tender, despite growing increasingly irrelevant in financial transactions.—
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Colleges have lived large on student loans, paying the salaries of bloated administrative staff and big-bucks deans and coaches.—
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Bernstein raised its price target by two bucks to $172 and maintained its hold rating.—
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“Long green.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20green. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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