volumes

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"Imports have become far more expensive for the local market," said Rajmohan Pillai, who runs a cashew firm, adding buyers can now afford only about 90 percent of last year's volumes.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

"This is because the whale may carry diseases that can also be transmitted to humans, and there may also be a risk of explosion," as decomposition creates large volumes of gases, it said.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Durham County Council's Reform leader, Andrew Husband, said it was "unfair to comment on their status during a live investigation or suspension and the fact that both have resigned before its conclusion speaks volumes".

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Lakes Mead and Powell, the biggest reservoirs in the basin, have fallen about 75% from peak volumes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Glancing at the bookcases, I thought I could distinguish the two volumes of Bewick’s British Birds occupying their old place on the third shelf, and Gulliver’s Travels and the Arabian Nights ranged just above.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë