volumes

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The company tried to offset those pressures with price hikes, but that weakened volumes as shoppers became more cautious about their budgets.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

A new book, ‘Marilyn and Her Books’ by Gail Crowther, explores the starlet’s personal library of 400 volumes and the misogyny that doubted her intelligence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

That’s because selling big trucks and SUVs that dominate those automakers’ lineups is more lucrative than selling larger volumes of cheaper cars.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

"Massive volumes of litter, tents, towels, clothes, a gazebo frame, bottles, cans, millions of wet wipes and endless beach toys were abandoned on the sand."

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Habit ruleth like a task-master returned from the grave; I could not leave the unneeded volumes in disorder.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson