ha'penny

Definition of ha'pennynext

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Noun
  • His adoration, here as in all things natural, is infectious, although the birds themselves care not a whit for him, and isn’t that part of the wonder, the fun?
    Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • An unconventional structure or new approach bothers them not a whit.
    Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026
Noun
  • The brand has an entire collection of travel‑ready bags that mirror the function and finish of the designer versions, but at a fraction of the cost.
    Paris Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
  • The people who stand to gain the most from this record-setting refresh rate are high-level competitors with PCs that can push extremely high frame rates, for whom shaving down the smallest fractions of latency can make a real difference.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 May 2026
Noun
  • News reports would later surface that Keenan was negotiating with the Detroit Red Wings during the Rangers’ playoff run, but Olczyk and many of his teammates had already heard whispers.
    Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • Grande sings that lyric in a low tone, not quite a whisper, but something just as fragile and out of breath.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • Indeed, in 2023, his music earned him just shy of $200,000, about one halfpenny at a time.
    Brett Martin, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
  • In nineteenth-century England, tailors would place old halfpennies in the pockets of a man’s new suit for good luck.
    Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • Clara Adams expected to win the 400-meter dash Saturday in the Southern Section Masters Meet at Moorpark High.
    Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
  • But every week and month counts for the US space program’s race to the Moon, and SpaceX’s position as a soon-to-be public company adds an extra dash of importance to what happens with Flight 12.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • Sometimes the import agent or the customs official jots down the wrong product code, the wrong tariff rate, or the wrong number of units.
    Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Whereas a caddie jots down notes in a yardage book, Morse keeps observations on his phone and refers to them year after year.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • His intro showed snippets of monologues from just about every late night host to ever do it, from his predecessor, David Letterman, to the late, great Johnny Carson to Arsenio Hall to Joan Rivers.
    Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Potty-mouthed police officers and hill people try to cope with a mysterious creature that’s ripped their home to shreds.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 May 2026
  • The perpetrators of these crimes are savage animals without a shred of humanity.
    Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2026
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“Ha'penny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ha%27penny. Accessed 26 May. 2026.

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