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In natural English speech, "pound" appears in contexts such as: "Okay, young. They gained 11% visceral fat after that two weeks, but not a pound on the scale, but they had 11% higher visceral fat after just, you know, two weeks of not getting enough sleep. And they weighed the same pretty much. So, it was the composition of their body that's shifting.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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Okay, young. They gained 11% visceral fat after that two weeks, but not a

pound on the scale, but they had 11% higher visceral fat after just, you know, two weeks of not getting enough sleep.

And they weighed the same pretty much. So, it was the composition of their body that's shifting.

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noun

A unit of weight in various measurement systems.

“B-2 bombers are the only plane capable of carrying the Massive Ordinance Penetrator, which experts have highlighted as the only type of bomb potentially capable of destroying Iran’s underground Fordow nuclear facility. Each B-2 bomber is able to carry two of these “bunker buster” bombs, which weigh an impressive 30,000 pounds each.”

noun

A unit of weight in various measurement systems.

verb

To wager a pound on.

“‘Good-bye, my dear!' said Sleary. 'You'll make your fortun, I hope, and none of our poor folkth will ever trouble you, I'll pound it.’”

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