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Ton

/tˈʌn/
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(noun) Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun

This box weighs a ton. What's inside?
He fell for that old ad for a house like a ton of bricks.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The large truck was carrying more than a ____ of fresh vegetables to the central market.

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