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New-energy vehicles, including plug-in hybrids and battery EVs, accounted for more than half of Geely’s total deliveries in the first half.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Although the physical ring may measure only a few millimeters, the total effective distance traveled by the light depends on how little energy is lost from the waveguide each time it goes around.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Each individual gluon, including those forming the junction, therefore carries a smaller portion of the proton's total momentum.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
That metric gauges how likely chances are to result in goals, taking into account a range of variables, and Arsenal finished with almost three times the xG total of City.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
“I got you some clothes so you don’t look like a total maniac, though I’m not sure it’ll help much if you go around telling people you’re maxing and relaxing,” Gibby said.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Sales at nonstore retailers—which mostly represent online shopping—fell by 2.2%, pulling down the overall totals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
In terms of cumulative volume breadth, both “stocks only” totals reached new all-time highs yesterday, so that is a bullish sign.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Chipotle’s chicken burrito with rice, beans, cheese and salsa, plus a side of chips, totals $12.50.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Across all four apps, estimated calorie totals were about 250 to 345 calories too low per meal on average.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
Now take a look at the last column, which totals up all the summer gains from first grade to fifth grade.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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The music-merch industry totaled around $14 billion in 2024, according to Midia Research, an analytics firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
So-called initial jobless claims, filed by people who lose jobs, totaled less than 200,000 for the third week in a row — a feat last accomplished in 1969.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Avocado imports to the U.S. totaled nearly $4 billion last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Watching Graham Platner’s campaign implode was like watching that expensive red sports car get totaled.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
The amateurs never practiced more than about three hours a week over the course of their childhood, and by the age of twenty they had totaled two thousand hours of practice.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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The deficit during the first six months of this fiscal year totalled $1.2 trillion, which is $139 billion less than the same period last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Meta was quick to note that compensatory damages in the Los Angeles case totalled just $3 million, with a further $3 million in punitive damages awarded by the jury Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
The missile business for U.S. prime contractors totalled about $30 billion in 2025, per Lockheed Martin.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
So far, the campaign has raised $3.3 million, and outside spending on her behalf has totalled less than a million dollars.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026
When the end of the list was reached, the amounts totalled, and the money handed over, Thady Shea carelessly crumpled up the list and tossed it behind the counter.
From The Mesa Trail by H. Bedford-Jones
The D.C. compound includes two large, historical buildings and a chauffeur’s residence and garage, totaling nearly 27,000 square feet of interior space.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
A year after a tree branch fell at a Calabasas summer camp and killed a camper, the child’s family has reached a settlement with three organizations totaling almost $20 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Amazon added it remained committed to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 under The Climate Pledge, and had enabled 40 carbon-free energy projects totaling nearly 10 gigawatts in Texas.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
By comparison, the other four players in the top five for hits since his 2019 debut are all signed to long-term contracts totaling upwards of $1.2 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Treatment of agricultural lands with herbicides doubled in the decade following 1949, totaling 53 million acres in 1959.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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In the past year, Thames Water boss Chris Weston saw his pay increase 14% to £1.63m while other directors received bonuses totalling £4.1m.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Swiss pharmaceutical group Sandoz on Monday announced two amicable settlements in the United States, totalling $478.5 million, to resolve a long-running dispute related to generic drug pricing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
The devolved government estimates the scheme will receive around 10,000 applications, with payments totalling £90m.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Pricerunner had requested damages totalling 64 billion kronor and an additional 14 billion kronor in interest.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
There are two rewards privately offered, totalling £3,000—which is of more interest to Mr. Alden than to the rest of us—and M. Duquesne is advised this morning that his Chief is coming over at once.
From The Sins of Séverac Bablon by Sax Rohmer
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