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fins

noun

plural of fin, slang

as in ones

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Recent Examples of fins Our fish farm worked beautifully right up until the NewCoral molted, growing fins and fangs and one rocky fin, terrorizing the coastline and hunting the NewFish almost to NewExtinction. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025 The sharks are another story — their flesh is not well regarded and is often given away, while its fins are considered poor quality for the global shark fin trade. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Working through difficult interactions can both preserve meaningful connections and strengthen our ability to navigate other ones.

— David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
Sardines and pilchards are the same type of fish, with sardines being the younger, smaller ones.

— Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of ones

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While spoken language might benefit us in myriad ways, no single activity requires it, let alone explains what triggered its ongoing evolution over tens to hundreds of thousands of years.

— Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
A day earlier, tens of thousands of Spaniards in cities across the country joined protests against the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Ceuta, demanding solutions and Sánchez's resignation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of tens

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That happened again when the five other conservatives – but not Roberts and the three liberals − said the administration could slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of health research funding.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Reaching the tens of millions of barrels and hundreds of millions of dollars promised by the NABEP agreement will require a multi-decade operation, and partnerships with US and European energy companies.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of hundreds

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Driven by artificial intelligence demand, memory chips are in short supply, pushing prices steadily higher and triggering explosive profit growth for Micron.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
In the short run, the massive investment in AI data centers is contributing to higher inflation, driving up the cost of construction and memory chips.

— Scott Horsley, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of chips

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As trillions of dollars change hands, inheritors won’t just take on their family fortunes—they’ll also have the chance to reshape how that wealth is invested, spent, and put to work.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
State and federal prosecutors allege the fire destroyed about $500 million in paper products stored inside and caused hundreds of millions of dollars of damage to the building.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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