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Yes, gulping the liquid the night before was an ordeal — try drinking three liters of anything in three hours, going to sleep, then waking up six hours later for one final liter.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
At 40 liters, the suitcase holds plenty of clothing for a solid three or four days but keeps us from overpacking.
—The Editors, Outside, 1 Feb. 2026
Away The Bigger Carry-on Flex Made with eight more liters of carrying capacity than the standard carry-on, The Bigger Carry-on Flex can hold up to 10 days of outfits, according to shoppers.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026
Last week Heathrow completed a massive security upgrade that allows travelers to keep their electronics in their bags and to carry liquids in containers with a volume of up to two liters, far more than the long standard limit of 100 milliliters.
—Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
At 40 liters, the suitcase holds plenty of clothing for a solid three or four days but keeps us from overpacking.
—The Editors, Outside, 1 Feb. 2026
Away The Bigger Carry-on Flex Made with eight more liters of carrying capacity than the standard carry-on, The Bigger Carry-on Flex can hold up to 10 days of outfits, according to shoppers.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026
Last week Heathrow completed a massive security upgrade that allows travelers to keep their electronics in their bags and to carry liquids in containers with a volume of up to two liters, far more than the long standard limit of 100 milliliters.
—Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Liter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liter. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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liter
noun
li·ter
variants
or chiefly British litre
: a metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of one kilogram of water at 4°C (39°F) and at standard atmospheric pressure of 760 millimeters of mercury
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