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Ball

A slang term in Hong Kong for $1 million. The term is most common in Hong Kong securities exchanges and other trading platforms. See also: Hong Kong dollar.
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Now, if I throw a bad ball, John or Quincy will come over and say `What happened?
WHO WILL BE THE TROJANS' QB?; NOVICE TRIO VIES TO FILL VITAL VACANCY
Inductees included Ziggy Strezlecki, Andy Laska, Jim Kenary, Elliott Nadeau, Tony Pignataro, Nancy Mayer Bates, Jim Butcher, Vic Vezoulis, Peter Backstrom, Tony Jeffreys, Cedric Ball, John "Red" O'Neil, and John "Red" Comer.
Unico honors Naps' cager
Already on the ball, John is bringing the ever-popular Drifters to the Town Hall on Friday, April 29.
John's out to give us musical variety
From a loose ball, John Stankevitch kicked through.
Rugby League: EASY DOES IT FOR SAINTS; HALIFAX........0 ST HELENS ....38
Then big-hearted binmen Alan Walker, David Ball, John Steptoe, George Roberts and Terrance Skerritt-Morgan sifted through the rotting pile of compacted rubbish they had collected.
Binmen rescue pounds 2,000 put out in the rubbish
I have some names: Alfred Patience, Eric Ball, John Towers, Stan Barbour, Jim Nicholls and David Turnbull, and would be pleased to hear from anyone with news of these people and delighted if they would join us.
The market makers' day

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