tonnage
Example Sentences
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DBS economists expect export growth to accelerate to 8.4% in April from 2.5% in March, noting that container ship deadweight tonnage at 20 major ports rose during the period.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
More than a quarter of that tonnage is heavy rare earth oxides, which are used in defense, clean energy, and technology applications.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
The total number of such larger sites is likely to be higher, as the Environment Agency has previously told the BBC it does not hold data on tonnage for every illegal tip.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
Counterintuitively, electrifying long routes would be harder for small ships, because they carry less tonnage for their size.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
Splashing cold water on his face, the tonnage of missed sleep stacked on his brain lightened only slightly.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing tonnage
The Constitution of the United States
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"A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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