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as in ton
a considerable amount we can only make money if we sell our goods in volume
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as in book
a set of printed sheets of paper bound together between covers and forming a work of fiction or nonfiction reissued the trilogy in a single volume
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Recent Examples of volume The sheer volume of data is a concern, too. —
Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 This area is critical for global shipping, with large volumes of oil and goods passing through daily. —Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026 Much like the Focus A6, though, controls (volume, power-on/off and ANC) are on the base of the right cup, along with the USB-C port for charging. —New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026 Large volumes of urea, ammonia, phosphate fertilizers, sulfur and petroleum from gulf countries are shipped through the strait each year. —George Petras, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for volume
Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 This area is critical for global shipping, with large volumes of oil and goods passing through daily. —Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026 Much like the Focus A6, though, controls (volume, power-on/off and ANC) are on the base of the right cup, along with the USB-C port for charging. —New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026 Large volumes of urea, ammonia, phosphate fertilizers, sulfur and petroleum from gulf countries are shipped through the strait each year. —George Petras, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for volume
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The volume of plastics in the oceans has been estimated to be up to 199 million tons, UNEP said.— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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There are jokes in the show and there are tons of things in the experience that are actually very funny to me.— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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That was nearly six times the amount raised and three times the number of new listings in the same period last year, KPMG said.— Justina Lee, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
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The amount of sugar is scaled back, but there's plenty of sweetness from plump raisins and a dusting of powdered sugar.— Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
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Nowhere has the flipping of the form books been more striking than in La Liga, where two weekends ago — for only the third time in history — each of the bottom five teams picked up maximum points.— Thom Harris, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
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There’s a shallow, 50-foot children’s pool with adjacent sun loungers and a playroom stacked with toys and books.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2026
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And, despite exponential growth in capacity, the average hard drive’s life span remains just under seven years.— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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The trucking company believes the industry is experiencing a fundamental shift on the supply side of the market as capacity dwindles further and pricing dynamics improve.— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
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During construction, this plate is embedded into the concrete foundation to distribute design loads to the civil structure while ensuring the alignment of the plant’s mechanical systems.— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
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Einride's proprietary optimization software, Saga AI, is also being used to manage EV execution of select Amazon loads, including charging planning.— Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
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Nvidia said its upcoming Groq 3 LPU hardware will draw on large quantities of static random-access memory, or SRAM, which is used by Cerebras, an AI chipmaker that filed to go public earlier this month.— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
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The two main differences between eras are the innings in which starting pitchers throw and the quantity of elite relievers in today’s game.— Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Inside are a paperback, a phone charger and a bottle of store-brand ibuprofen.— Rey Covarrubias Jr, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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This straw tote is roomy enough to pack your daily essentials, like a paperback book and a Turkish towel for an afternoon at the beach.— Caitlin Palumbo, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
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This 300,000-word tome from Dane Brugler has become the definitive story of each draft class, no matter where each player lands.— Chris Branch, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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The tome is the basis for the Academy Award-winning 1962 movie Lawrence of Arabia, directed by David Lean and starring Peter O’Toole.— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Volume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/volume. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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