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The research team calculated 10,556 kt of phosphorus is wasted each year through over-application with much of that dominated by wheat and grassland in Europe and maize and rice in Asia.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024

They then calculated that 17,500 kt of phosphorus is needed each year to maintain optimum soil phosphorus concentrations.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024

The miner has logged 1,112 kt of copper output so far this financial year, down 10% from last year.

From Reuters • Apr. 21, 2022

The government estimated that its 313,000 abandoned wells emitted 10.1 kt of methane in 2018, far less than in the United States.

From Reuters • Jun. 16, 2020

Kl, as in uncle, ankle; kld, trickl'd; kldst, truckl'dst; klst, chuckl'st; klz, wrinkles; kn, black'n; knd, reck'n'd; kndst, reck'n'dst; knst, black'n'st; knz, reck'ns; kr, crank; ks, checks; kt, act.

From Sanders' Union Fourth Reader by Sanders, Charles W.