How to Use rand in a Sentence

rand

noun
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  • Stocks slumped to a six-year low, bonds fell and the rand weakened.
    — Michael Cohen, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2020
  • There are just over 13 South African rands to the U.S. dollar.
    — Washington Post, 12 July 2017
  • At the start of April the rand was up more than 8% year to date and the real was up more than 17%.
    — Julia-Ambra Verlaine, WSJ, 28 June 2022
  • The rand has slumped nearly 15% against the dollar this year.
    — Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, 14 Oct. 2018
  • With Monday's gain, the rand has pared its loss against the dollar over the past month to 0.1%.
    — Chelsey Dulaney, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The South African rand gained 2.1% against the U.S. dollar and bond prices rose in morning trading.
    — Gabriele Steinhauser, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Gins that cost more than 225 rand a bottle account for just 6% of sales.
    — The Economist, 18 Dec. 2019
  • The paper is a thick, slippery plastic that mimics the texture of the rand.
    — Gregory Barber, WIRED, 6 June 2019
  • Foreign buyers have been net sellers of the nation’s stocks and the rand has plunged 11%.
    — Monique Vanek, Bloomberg.com, 6 June 2023
  • In the wake of the announcement, the rand, South Africa’s currency, surged in value.
    — Jennie Neufeld, Vox, 29 Aug. 2018
  • Side of that, the rubber rand has protected the boot, and the leather build seems bulletproof.
    — Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The South African rand surged against the U.S. dollar on the announcement of his victory.
    — Tara John, Time, 15 Feb. 2018
  • In emerging markets, the dollar rose 1.6% against the South African rand and 0.3% against the Brazilian real.
    — Ira Iosebashvili, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2018
  • The rand Thursday reached its highest point in nearly three years.
    — Robyn Dixon, latimes.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Extra points for the approach-shoe-style toe rand—great for scrambles.
    — Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 14 May 2015
  • The exchange mechanism would not be based on South African rands.
    — Thomas Wolfgang Thurner, Quartz Africa, 11 June 2019
  • South Africa’s rand is down nearly 13%, while the Chilean peso is off nearly 8%.
    — Ira Iosebashvili, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2018
  • RAND found those costs would total no more than $8 million per year.
    — Gregory Korte, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2017
  • In the last few years, a number of blockbusters have settled into South Africa to take advantage of the rand and the tax breaks.
    — Meredith Carey, CNT, 23 Sep. 2017
  • The rand weakened, with traders blaming uncertainty caused by the lack of a clear timetable.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 7 Feb. 2018
  • The rand has lost 3.1%, after a nearly 7% gain in that period.
    — Ira Iosebashvili, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2018
  • These are life-changing sums for Ms Qangiso, a grandmother whose warehouse job pays just 5,000 rand a month.
    — The Economist, 12 Sep. 2020
  • The crisis has added to the gloom surrounding South African assets, pushing the rand lower and sending stocks to six-month lows.
    — Joe Parkinson, WSJ, 9 Oct. 2018
  • Some head home with ora as souvenirs, leaving rand behind.
    — Gregory Barber, WIRED, 6 June 2019
  • That means the rand, considered an emerging market proxy, could end the day as a winner or loser.
    — Colleen Goko, Bloomberg.com, 13 Dec. 2022
  • For South African producers, the rise has been leavened by a weaker currency, with the rand tumbling 16% against the...
    — Alexandra Wexler, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2020
  • The rand erased four months worth of gains in just two weeks, while the Brazilian real, Colombian peso and the Chilean peso posted some of the sharpest declines among peers.
    — Fortune, 1 May 2022
  • The combination of the rand, the slightly cupped midsole, and the snug mid-foot fit makes my arch feel lightly wrapped and supported, but not controlled.
    — Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 8 Mar. 2023
  • So far this year the Brazilian real, the Mexican peso and the South African rand have lost nearly a quarter of their value against the dollar.
    — The Economist, 8 Apr. 2020
  • Once the best performers of 2021, the rand and ruble were among those that knocked an index of emerging-market currencies lower in June for the first time in three months.
    — Maria Elena Vizcaino, Fortune, 5 July 2021

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