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[toht-l] / ˈtoʊt l /






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Katie said Yann will miss 18 months of school in total while completing his four-year treatment plan in the US.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Despite their enormous size, both complete a full rotation in about 10 hours and account for a large share of the Solar System's total rotational energy.

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

SpaceX touted in the filing that it sees a total addressable market, a business term for potential revenue opportunities, of $28.5 trillion, the largest such figure of its kind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

This “float” of shares available for trading is what most indexes track, not total market value.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

My heartbeat quickened, my stress levels surpassing total destruction on the Richter scale.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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