Word: ton
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...animal every week of her adult life. Fortunately for her, Nature has given tigers the prowess to prey upon creatures far larger than the cats are. Her massive shoulders and forelimbs can grip and bring down a gaur, a wild, oxlike animal that may weigh more than a ton. Her powerful jaws and daggerlike teeth can rip the victim's throat or sever its spinal column, making quick work of the kill. But there will be no killing at this moment. After padding along a park road for a mere 100 yds., the tigress abruptly melts into the brush -- here...
Finance: Goldman Sachs made a ton of money last year...
Having made these criticisms, I have to admit that this record has grown on me a whole lot, and all of my friends seem to be having the same experience. (One just walked out the room, saying, "This has grown on me, a ton.") Malkmus has become addicted to REM (covering "Camera" on a b-side and writing a silly tribute to them for No Alternative) and Crooked Rain features a few gorgeous pastoral tunes--"Range Life" and "Gold Soundz" in particular--that are a million times better than anything Mssrs. Stipe, Buck, Berry and Mills have produced in years...
...much exposure for one Eagle whose behind was caught by a television camera. "Great, I got my ass on television," he moaned... Two funny mistakes were made by the Boston Garden scoreboard operator during Monday's game. First, they made sophomore Tom Holmes into a metric unit, calling him Ton Holmes. Second, when freshman Stuart Swenson was sent to the penalty box after being pummeled by a BC thug, the scoreboard read "Harvard penalty: #12 Steve Flomenhoft." Flomenhoft graduated last year...Valentine's Day at the Beanpot has not been too much fun for the Crimson: Harvard...
...million for the plant. Soon after, 290 engineers and laborers arrived from China to begin packing up their new possession. After being cut or unbolted, each piece -- some are bigger than a boxcar -- is numbered and labeled in Chinese characters to ensure that the 60,000-ton jigsaw puzzle can be reassembled correctly back home in China. The furnaces now hang oddly in the open air, but within weeks they will be lifted from their cradles and made ready for transport to the port at Long Beach...