Example Sentences

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In Costa Rica recently, where United States dollars and Costa Rica colones are widely accepted, Ms. Haskins of International Living got a bill in a restaurant that showed both currencies.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2022

“Doing the conversion from colones, I saw that it should have been $23, but it was $29,” she said.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2022

Countries like Ecuador and El Salvador have gone so far as to ditch their local currencies altogether, giving in to their citizens’ preference for stable U.S. dollars over volatile and rapidly inflating sucres and colones.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2019