ton
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As wickets tumbled at the other end, Rathnayake attempted to cut loose after reaching his ton but he was the last man out, bowled by Sam Curran for 121 in the 47th over.
From BBC
“Organizing the second floor of Birdie’s. There’s a ton of stuff up there. She wants to expand the shop.”
From Literature
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Yet the broker raises its assumed FY mining costs by 2% to US$19.09/ton, to reflect the latest reported costs.
Fortescue’s FY guidance is for C1 costs between US$17.50 and US$18.50/ton.
The series against India was his last on home soil and he scored 715 runs in six innings at an average of 178.75 - with three centuries, including his 100th first-class ton, and a double-hundred - as Australia won 4-0.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.