as in loads
a considerable amount
I received a ton of advice on the problem—all of it unsolicited
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as in trends
a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
granite countertops became all the ton in kitchen decor
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Running a day late, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo freighter pulled alongside the International Space Station on Thursday, delivering more than 5 tons of supplies and experiments to the lab's seven-person crew.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Reported inbound, outbound and internal August tonnage on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System was 821,235 tons, an 18% decrease from last year's 1,000,648 tons of goods moving on the river.
—Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2025
This expansion is anticipated to raise Plug's hydrogen nameplate network capacity to over 40 tons per day (TPD), fostering sustained growth in hydrogen sales and margin expansion through 2025.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The team recently achieved the production of up to 10 tons of liquid air per day, representing a significant milestone in advancing the technology toward large-scale commercial viability.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Fifty tons were being produced a month, and a billion tablets had been sold within a few years.
—P.e. Moskowitz
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
The Fujian facility, expected to be completed by 2030, will include a refinery capable of processing 16 million tons of crude annually, and some 30 production units for chemicals.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
In practical terms, chemical rockets require about 16 tons of fuel to place one tonne of payload into orbit and to reach the Moon requires 1,000 tonnes of fuel for each tonne of payload.
—David Szondy
september 10, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
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Cabello added that Venezuela has been actively combating drug trafficking, claiming authorities had seized over 60 tons of narcotics in 2025 alone.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Running a day late, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo freighter pulled alongside the International Space Station on Thursday, delivering more than 5 tons of supplies and experiments to the lab's seven-person crew.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Reported inbound, outbound and internal August tonnage on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System was 821,235 tons, an 18% decrease from last year's 1,000,648 tons of goods moving on the river.
—Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2025
This expansion is anticipated to raise Plug's hydrogen nameplate network capacity to over 40 tons per day (TPD), fostering sustained growth in hydrogen sales and margin expansion through 2025.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The team recently achieved the production of up to 10 tons of liquid air per day, representing a significant milestone in advancing the technology toward large-scale commercial viability.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Fifty tons were being produced a month, and a billion tablets had been sold within a few years.
—P.e. Moskowitz
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
The Fujian facility, expected to be completed by 2030, will include a refinery capable of processing 16 million tons of crude annually, and some 30 production units for chemicals.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
In practical terms, chemical rockets require about 16 tons of fuel to place one tonne of payload into orbit and to reach the Moon requires 1,000 tonnes of fuel for each tonne of payload.
—David Szondy
september 10, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Tons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tons. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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