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Recent Examples of tonnage
An athlete can win medal after medal, but should they be caught on camera in a compromising or hilarious situation, the ensuing tonnage of Internet memes will overshadow those accolades.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
With that, Asia Pacific’s share of worldwide outbound air freight tonnage has risen two percentage points to 41 percent from 39 percent last year.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Dec. 2024
The Sunseeker 100 has a gross tonnage of 125, for example, while the Ocean Alexander 28E (92 feet) is 163GT.
—Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 11 July 2024
All vessels above a certain tonnage are required by international law to have automatic identification systems that allow them to be tracked, and must keep them on at all times.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 19 Nov. 2024
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
With that, Asia Pacific’s share of worldwide outbound air freight tonnage has risen two percentage points to 41 percent from 39 percent last year.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Dec. 2024
The Sunseeker 100 has a gross tonnage of 125, for example, while the Ocean Alexander 28E (92 feet) is 163GT.
—Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 11 July 2024
All vessels above a certain tonnage are required by international law to have automatic identification systems that allow them to be tracked, and must keep them on at all times.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tonnage
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North Carolina edged Minnesota last year in total poundage, producing just over 1.07 billion pounds, compared with just over 1.05 billion pounds for Minnesota.Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 26 Nov. 2024
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This decrease is attributed to the decrease in poundage sold.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Those giants are the Big Bland Box Stores of sound—smooth movers in bulk with often minimal marginal returns to musicians.SPIN Staff, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
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Suitable fiber-optic cabling can also be bought in bulk on Amazon, without the necessary spool to load it on a drone.Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Not to mention cutting out the deadweight middlemen in publishing.Ollie Barder, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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That represented 68% of the vessels when measured by deadweight, and the lowest number of tankers tracked with IG club insurance, surpassing 67% uninsured recorded in July and August.Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Tonnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tonnage. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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