tonnage

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Recent Examples of tonnage The decision berthed an impressive tonnage of stories: The New York Times, New York Post, and even People covered it. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 9 Nov. 2024 Census data does not include tonnage for the vast majority of U.S. exports and imports with Canada and Mexico, its two largest trade partners. Ken Roberts, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 With a nearly 30-foot beam and a gross tonnage of 499 GT, the superyacht offers up some powerful muscle below deck. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2025 Though Japan publicly called for a 10-10-7 ratio of ship tonnage for the U.S., Britain and Japan, respectively, decryptions indicated that Tokyo was willing to settle for a 5-5-3 ratio. Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tonnage
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Noun
  • 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
  • This decrease is attributed to the decrease in poundage sold.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Customers can order cookies in bulk, up to a 50 pack.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2025
  • To grow, Netflix needed to establish relationships with studios that could sell them their discs in bulk and on better terms.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This misallocation of resources results in productive inefficiency and a deadweight loss — a reduction in overall economic welfare that benefits neither producers nor consumers.
    Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • 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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“Tonnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tonnage. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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