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A £3,500 hand chased wine coaster in Britannia silver, designed by Edinburgh-based jewellers' Hamilton and Inches was purchased a week before Christmas in 2017.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Craig Inches, head of rates and cash at Royal London Asset Management, said the outlook for UK inflation, running at 10.1%, was complicated by still-high wage increases amid a worker shortage linked to Brexit.

From Reuters • May 11, 2023

Inches and inches of snow had already piled up outside as Antetokounmpo and Geiger headed to the car.

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2021

Inches from disaster, the Dodgers rode the momentum and added two runs in the bottom half of the inning.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2020

Inches away, humans flatten their little hands against the wall of glass that separates us.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate