volumes

plural of volume
1
as in loads
a considerable amount we can only make money if we sell our goods in volume

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2
as in amounts
a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter produces great volumes of work each day

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4
as in capacities
the largest number or amount that something can hold state the barrel's volume in terms of gallons

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Recent Examples of volumes Fellow Saturnian moon Enceladus and Jupiter's moon Europa — both thought to host oceans — are covered with a network of cracks and crevasses in their surface, signs that their volumes changed as ice melted into water. Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025 Concerns about oversimplifying what is a very tangible and growing problem are why The Or Foundation started Speak Volumes, an initiative that calls on fashion purveyors to publicly declare their production volumes. Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025 The most common cause is underwater earthquakes that force the seafloor to move vertically, either rising or sinking, which displaces massive volumes of water. Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 The system generates enormous volumes of data, requiring advanced AI processing to filter useful signals. Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025 The chemical stock dropped more than 9% after the firm reported disappointing preliminary third-quarter volumes. Yun Li, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025 Over the course of time, Cotton’s personal collection of manuscripts came to number 800 volumes. Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025 Both approaches are energy-intensive, slow to unlock copper, and leave behind large volumes of waste and emissions. IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025 Low volumes of trading has been a common bugbear for foreign investors looking at investing in Tadawul. Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Noun
  • To fix these problems, smart grid systems now use advanced energy management tools to balance power loads in real time.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Its presence becomes obvious when a data center project is delayed because a transformer cannot be delivered on time, or when utilities cannot build transmission lines quickly enough to support new computing loads.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
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  • His warning comes just days after Beijing unveiled sweeping new export controls that would require companies worldwide to seek Chinese approval before shipping thousands of products containing even trace amounts of rare earths.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The Cowboys, who have shelled out massive amounts of money to players like quarterback Dak Prescott and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, didn't want to invest heavily in Dowdle at any point during his four-year run with the team.
    Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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  • Forgeries, hoaxes, and other types of literary fakery have preoccupied Havens, a rare books and manuscripts curator at the university’s Stern Center for the History of the Book, for many years now.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • What books are on your night stand?
    New York Times, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The National Guard serves in three types of capacities.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The continent is scrambling to build the necessary capacities to defend against drones, highlighting not only its lagging technology but also how rapidly warfare has shifted to the use of unmanned aircraft.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • The instrument, which weighs four tons, will be installed in early 2026 to measure X-rays emitted from the plasma.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • By replacing natural gas with the solar and battery system, the oil company avoids 13,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually while also lowering costs, according to the battery startup’s founder and Chief Innovation Officer John O’Donnell.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The potential solution presented by UCSD School of Medicine researchers is an anti-αvβ3 antibody that triggers macrophages, a type of immune cell already found in large quantities in advanced tumors.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • As for carrots, consuming substantial quantities of carrot juice over time can lead to a temporary condition called carotenemia, a harmless but noticeable yellow-orange tint to the skin.
    Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There are piles of rubble and tangles of cable.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Black widows and brown widows are usually found in wood piles, garages, around mailboxes, and in areas of the home that aren’t commonly cleaned.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
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  • Cut hard cheeses in cubes or bite-size chunks, while leave softer cheeses and logs whole.
    Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The stock becomes the base of the soup, along with puréed vegetables and chunks of meaty fish.
    Katherine Whittaker, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025

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