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Both variants can operate over a range of 8,000 nm (9,200 miles, 14,800 km) and can carry up to 25 tonnes of payload in the form of two 40-ft standard shipping containers or the equivalent.—David Szondy
april 20, New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026 Wood Mackenzie estimated that for every $10 per barrel rise in crude oil prices, coal per tonne gets $1 to $3 pricier, too.—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026 Border Force seized around five tonnes of cocaine at London Gateway in under a month, estimated to be worth over £400 million.—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026 Solar recycling innovation Global plastic production exceeds 400 million tonnes annually, yet only about 18 percent is recycled, leaving the majority to be incinerated, landfilled, or released into natural ecosystems.—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tonne
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French, from tonne tun, from Old French — more at tunnel