How to Use plain-vanilla in a Sentence
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By blending plain-vanilla money funds with blockchain rails, the firm is proving that tokenization is not just a theory but a functioning business model.
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Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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That means less plant capacity to make plain-vanilla DRAM for basic electronics like phones.
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Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
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That means less plant capacity to make plain-vanilla DRAM for basic electronics like phones.
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Debby Wu,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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That belief leads to a lot of money wasted on plain-vanilla surveys, irritating dinnertime interrupting spam calls, and ends with long-winded market research reports replete with cross-tabulations and PowerPoint presentations.
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Chip Bell,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Even the most basic plain-vanilla checking account carries an underlying cost for transaction processing and maintenance, estimated between $200 and $400 annually.
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Peter Su,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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