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According to the World Gold Council, total gold demand “smashed records External link” in 2025, exceeding 5,000 metric tons for the first time, driven by investment flows.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
This year’s record-low Quality of Life Index, a metric compiled by UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs, builds on a decline that accelerated rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic and has struggled to rebound, as L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
—Copper futures on the London Metal Exchange were up 0.2% to $13,317 a metric ton, the highest since the end of February.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Perhaps no metric better illustrates the speed of the S&P 500’s turnaround over the past two weeks than the 14-day relative strength index.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
The amount of lead in the atmosphere also continues to grow, quite legally, by about a hundred thousand metric tons a year, mostly from mining, smelting, and industrial activities.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing metric
This Week in Pop Culture: December 8 -14, 2018
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Measurement and Data, List 2
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This Week in Words: Current Events Vocab for October 2–October 8, 2021
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