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yens

  • present tense form of yen (3rd person singular).

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On the currency front, the yen weakened 0.1% against the dollar to 155.67 yens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Mr. Zorn’s way of presenting “Masada” — a project he first introduced 25 years ago — submits the material fully to the yens of its many performers.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2018

But nowadays, for U.S. sportsmen with low budgets and yens for high adventure, there's Costa Rica right next door.

From Time Magazine Archive

The typical buyer is a fast tracker between 35 and 40 who yens for something more than an "off the peg" Hatteras 61-footer.

From Time Magazine Archive

"But think of the millions of yens or sens or whatever they are, with which she is going to re-gild the Brandan coronet!"

From Kimono by Paris, John

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