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Among Latino households, that metric climbed to 63% as of February, compared with 35% in August.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

This delivery premium is now about $2,500 a metric ton, according to S&P Global Energy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Delta’s full-year guidance is probably the metric to watch.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The total goods that pass through Ukrainian ports shot up to 97.2 million metric tons in 2024 from 62 million tons in 2023, according to the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

In metric terms, his figure worked out at 110.72 kilometers per degree of arc.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson