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Tons of trash, ridden with glass and barbed wire, had to be removed from Nachusa in tractor trailers before the first of the bison could be reintroduced.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Tons of other areas of the market have lagged behind oil and could catch up.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

He wrote that China has “committed to buying 25 Million Tons for next season!,” referring to soybeans, and that Beijing would consider “lifting the Soybean count to 20 Million Tons for the current season.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

Tons of songs about kids — not as many about parents.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

Tons of people told stories about my grandmother.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie