metric
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That benchmark briefly topped $140 a metric ton in mid-March, the highest level since late 2024, though far below the $440 reached in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
In 2024, humans put about 41.6 billion metric tons of CO2 equivalent in the atmosphere.
From Slate • May 15, 2026
The most commonly cited stock valuation metric is the forward price/earnings ratio.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
The producer-price index helps forecast the Federal Reserve’s preferred PCE inflation metric, which has been above its 2% target.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
One hundred million metric tons of plastic were being produced in the mid.1980s.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing metric
This Week in Pop Culture: December 8 -14, 2018
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Measurement and Data, List 2
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This Week in Words: Current Events Vocab for October 2–October 8, 2021
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