as in loads
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
the accident was caused by an 18-wheeler with a loading in excess of the legal limit
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It’s finished in a beautiful coat of light green and has loads of chrome trim and a black roof.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025 -
There’s a lot of tradesmen, but songwriters… There’s not loads of them.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, the current crop of general-purpose humanoids tends to target moderate loads, similar to an average person, because higher payloads complicate balance and actuator sizing.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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SpaceDOTS has developed sensing payloads that can be placed on satellites to capture this data directly.—
Lisa Falco,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The impact will likely be uneven, with benefits and burdens distributed differently across regions and roles.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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Financial services firms juggle unique regulatory burdens, customer expectations and reputational risk.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The 15 cargoes of oil, each typically ranging from 700,000 to 1 million barrels, will be loaded from Russia’s Arctic and Black Sea ports – supplies that usually go to India instead of China, given its distance, Xu said.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
20 Aug. 2025
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Since the reduction of Russian gas supplies to Europe, many nations have turned to LNG imports to fill the gap, creating intense competition for available cargoes.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Loadings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loadings. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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