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pound

noun as in sixteen ounces/.454 kilograms of weight

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verb as in impress; make someone listen

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Pound for theatrical pound, she pushes Mescal’s Stanley to the ropes, an apt metaphor for a production that takes place on a raised platform resembling a boxing ring.

In addition to the 50 pounds of fentanyl, authorities found nearly 12 pounds of opium.

A decision by judges at the Court of Appeal has blown open the ongoing saga into hidden commission payments, with buyers possibly in line for payouts totalling billions of pounds.

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The chancellor has earmarked several billion pounds in draft spending cuts to welfare and other government departments ahead of the Spring Statement.

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People living near new pylons in Great Britain will get hundreds of pounds off their bills, as part of government plans to boost energy infrastructure.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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