basic material

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Japan’s Nikkei 225 index fell 1.1% as technology and basic material stocks dropped, while tech stocks also dragged on Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index as it declined 0.3%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

The report will typically draw on information gleaned from examination of the crash site, for example, as well as basic material downloaded from the flight data recorder.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

The basic material for climate-friendly energy production is therefore abundant and available almost everywhere.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2024

Given Russia’s shortages in such basic material as ammunition, it is unclear whether many of them will receive enough supplies to put up a fight.

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2022

This meant that the emphasis of AM, from the outset, has been on archival collections of the basic material, and on making these collections themselves available, rather than selected or heavily edited products.

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