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Kristie Frederick Daugherty, a Swiftie, poet and author, says Swift-centric forums she's part of across Facebook, Instagram, Substack and Reddit feature fans showing "a ton of respect for the privacy that she's wanting".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Ng sees prices of crude palm oil supported above 4,500 ringgit a ton and face resistance at 4,750 ringgit a ton.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Setting aside the conspiratorial premise, the “many” in Pratt’s assertion is doing a ton of work.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
His cost for liquid fertilizer climbed to $435 per ton this year, he said, up from $265 a year ago — an increase of more than 60%.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
I heard the turning mechanism weighs more than a ton, and it was made melted-down metal from cannons captured from the Confederacy during the Civil War.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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