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Nuclear power is consistent and is already a major source of clean energy in the U.S., preventing hundreds of millions of metric tons of emissions annually.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 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

Man ceased to be the measure of all else only with the adoption of the metric system in France in 1799.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton