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There is some possible confusion here. A pound is an older unit; from a time when the distinction between mass and weight was not very clear. Therefore, the pound is sometimes used as a unit of mass, sometimes as the equivalent unit of force (assuming standard gravity). So, in my opinion, "how many pounds in a Newton" is correct - if it is understood that you are using pound as a weight. In the unit foot-pound, pound is definitely used as a force.

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