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  • From within the bundle he brought to light a twelve-ounce bottle of alki.

    THE PRINCESS 2010

  • He pawed over his food-scraps, debated, then drew a twelve-ounce druggist bottle from his inside coat-pocket.

    THE PRINCESS 2010

  • Did you know there is the equivalent of ten teaspoons of sugar in a single twelve-ounce can of soda?

    Want to make a difference? You can! 2010

  • Did you know there is the equivalent of ten teaspoons of sugar in a single twelve-ounce can of soda?

    Want to make a difference? You can! 2010

  • Pop wasn't a pretty boy — he was bow-legged and round-shouldered — but he posed in twelve-ounce gloves and showed a cocky face while Uncle Albert, whowasa pretty boy, and Uncle Walter were dressed to the nines in tweed suits, hand-painted ties, and alligator shoes, holding a silver loving cup between them.

    I Never Was George L. Chieffet 2010

  • An average twelve-ounce can of soda contains as much as a cup of instant coffee, and 20 oz bottles are the norm these days, while the McDonald's large, for example, is tipping over at 32 ounces.

    Derek Beres: The Storey Behind the Soda Tax 2010

  • An average twelve-ounce can of soda contains as much as a cup of instant coffee, and 20 oz bottles are the norm these days, while the McDonald's large, for example, is tipping over at 32 ounces.

    Derek Beres: The Storey Behind the Soda Tax 2010

  • Think about that: if twelve-ounce cans contain nine to ten teaspoons of sugar, then one lunchtime large, which contains 86 grams of sugar, includes roughly 24 teaspoons.

    Derek Beres: The Storey Behind the Soda Tax 2010

  • An average twelve-ounce can of soda includes between nine and ten teaspoons of sugar.

    Derek Beres: The Storey Behind the Soda Tax 2010

  • Think about that: if twelve-ounce cans contain nine to ten teaspoons of sugar, then one lunchtime large, which contains 86 grams of sugar, includes roughly 24 teaspoons.

    Derek Beres: The Storey Behind the Soda Tax 2010

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