truckloads

plural of truckload
as in loads
a considerable amount the guy who sent that e-mail is in for a truckload of misery

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Recent Examples of truckloads Tons of truckloads arrive at Texas grocers and restaurants, ready to be roasted and eaten in enchiladas, queso, tamales and even margaritas. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026 With gallons of sunscreen, truckloads of ice and innovative hot-weather treats like upside-down sundaes, day camps are keeping thousands of kids cool in Hotlanta’s record-breaking temperatures. Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 24 July 2026 According to Lineage officials, 521 truckloads of waste — more than 1,506 tons of waste — have already been removed from the warehouse, which housed about 85 million pounds of food, including Kirkland brand meat that fills Costco freezers. Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 Before the war, Gaza imported about five hundred truckloads of food and supplies each day, through multiple border crossings. David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 First-Edition Novels and Coffee Table Books There are truckloads of wonderful stories lining the shelves of thrift stores just waiting to be read. Emma Taubenfeld, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026 The pool is being cleaned twice annually, with 10 to 15 large truckloads of debris removed at each cleaning, the National Park Service reports. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 23 June 2026 Each day, truckloads of prisoners were transported to farms and timber sites to chop cotton, cut wood and perform other chores to help stabilize the economy. Helaine Williams, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026 This is equivalent to around 750,000 truckloads of material. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026
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Noun
  • The finding challenges earlier computer models that predict how nuclear fusion reactor materials handle extreme thermal loads.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • For everyday loads of shirts, pants and towels, that’s more than enough.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In the first half of this year, police reported seizing 80 tons of drugs, while in 2025 authorities confiscated nearly 215 tons, primarily cocaine.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele offered to send two planes loaded with 100 tons of aid.
    CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • At another stop, a few dozen faces crowded at the back of a coffee shop in Hampton, Iowa, just after the lunch rush.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Nationwide, a total of 21 executions have been carried out so far this year, including Thursday's, and nearly a dozen more are scheduled, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Furious at seeing piles of dead bodies, Wolverine unlocks a rage ability where his devastating attacks do even more damage.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The system demanded piles of paper to ensure the never-ending influx of goods contained numbers that corresponded correctly, that actually checked out.
    Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The hundreds of thousands of homeowners who are now getting their insurance through the California FAIR (Fair Access to Insurance Requirements) Plan will soon be paying even more.
    John Ramos, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Content creator online reviews of hotels, resorts, cruises, restaurants, and airline flights, often with impressive production values, can generate hundreds of thousands, and even millions, of views.
    Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The Steelers outgained Green Bay 385-160 and collected yardage in huge chunks at times on plays that had receivers running wide open against a vanilla defense more focused on fundamentals than elaborate schemes for a game that didn't count.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • This blend goes the extra mile with chunks of coconut cream and a mango-passionfruit purée.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Indeed, the new tree ordinance includes tree replanting requirements that emphasize native species, along with minimum tree density requirements for plantings on single-family lots.
    Drew Kann, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Of the 102 barrels on auction, Cabernet Sauvignon took the lion’s share, with 67 offerings in the mix, followed by Cabernet Franc, which was represented in nine lots.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Chicks, in particular, eat large quantities of high-protein insect larvae, beetles, flies, snails, spiders and ants.
    Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • At one time, scientists didn’t think that significant quantities of free oxygen, or O2, would be found anywhere else on the planet, in part because O2 reacts aggressively with other elements.
    James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026

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