volumes

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This was driven by a 7% increase in midmarket and specialty lines, Zurich Insurance’s preferred growth segment in nonlife insurance, which in turn reflected a 21% jump in construction volumes, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

It cited lower pathology volumes and higher costs as the reason for lower than previously expected profitability.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

My best financial adviser cost me $100: the six Everyman’s Library volumes of Edward Gibbon’s “The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.”

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

It’s been bigger than FedEx and UPS since 2023, with UPS and FedEx de-emphasizing business-to-consumer volumes in favor of higher margin business-to-business shipments.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

I rattled off some more: “Pull out a hair....Sit the three thickest volumes of the encyclopedia on your tongue....Sleep all night with erasers up your nose....Wrap your mouth around the doorknob and slam it shut....”

From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli