tonnage
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Over this period, the Indian navy more than doubled its tonnage, but China’s naval tonnage more than quadrupled.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 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
“These are still small steps in tonnage, but giant strides in independence,” Innes observed.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 17, 2025
Vessel owners are often lax about tonnage or safety standards.
From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025
This addition of tonnage and weaponry was not, however, the main outcome of this second refitting.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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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