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In Cape Cod and the Gulf of Maine, stocks of adult yellowtail flounder have jumped from 218 metric tons in 2006 to 3,800 metric tons in 2020.
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Dan Morrison, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Russia could buy 1,000 metric tons of uranium from Niger, French security services said, a $170 million deal which raises the risk of theft by jihadi groups.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
For example, a rock just 11 pounds (5 kilograms) in mass can gouge a crater more than 30 feet (9 meters) wide and eject over 75 metric tons of lunar soil and rock, according to NASA.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The overall initiative of the project is to reduce carbon emissions by 90,000 metric tons annually.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
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Dan Morrison, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Russia could buy 1,000 metric tons of uranium from Niger, French security services said, a $170 million deal which raises the risk of theft by jihadi groups.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
For example, a rock just 11 pounds (5 kilograms) in mass can gouge a crater more than 30 feet (9 meters) wide and eject over 75 metric tons of lunar soil and rock, according to NASA.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The overall initiative of the project is to reduce carbon emissions by 90,000 metric tons annually.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Metric ton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metric%20ton. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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