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Recent Examples of tonnage
So far, there has not been an increase in tonnage sent to Sylmar’s Sunshine Canyon, which accepts the most waste annually.
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
The region’s manufacturing dominance has contributed 56 percent of the global 12 percent year-on-year increase in tonnages in the first 10 months of 2024, according to analysis by WorldACD Market Data.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Dec. 2024
Excluding oil trade with Canada and Mexico, the tonnage of U.S. exports has been greater than the tonnage of imports since 2020.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Please note that this is a subjective list, although hard metrics such as total launches, tonnage to orbit, success rate, and more were all important factors in our decisions.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
The region’s manufacturing dominance has contributed 56 percent of the global 12 percent year-on-year increase in tonnages in the first 10 months of 2024, according to analysis by WorldACD Market Data.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Dec. 2024
Excluding oil trade with Canada and Mexico, the tonnage of U.S. exports has been greater than the tonnage of imports since 2020.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Please note that this is a subjective list, although hard metrics such as total launches, tonnage to orbit, success rate, and more were all important factors in our decisions.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
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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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Purchasing some of the many consumer goods imported from China—from toys to machinery parts—is probably one of the few areas customers can buy in bulk to avoid the potentially long-term consequences of these tariffs.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Not quite as much as Victoria Secret’s push-up, but a close second with less bulk to the actual bra.—
Brigitt Earley,
Glamour,
25 Feb. 2025
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Ship capacity transiting through the Panama Canal was 10 percent lower between September 2024 and January 2025 than the 2019-22 average, measured in deadweight tonnage, according to the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO).—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Feb. 2025
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It was sent to space as a piece of deadweight on the inaugural test flight of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket, and the vehicle is now destined to spend eternity soaring aimlessly through our cosmic neighborhood.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Tonnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tonnage. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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