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[steel] / stil /


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Cleveland-Cliffs said it expects its highest profit since 2021 next year, as tight supplies of steel send prices up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

In a US city once known for its steel industry, workers enjoy family outings beside retired, rust-streaked blast furnaces.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

The company sold 4.2 million net tons of steel products at an average net selling price of $1,177 per net ton.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

This massive steel mill in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, fell silent in the 1990s.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

The container, which was nothing more than a steel box welded to a trailer, was on the opposite side of the pool.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

However, firms said that some steels that they need would be affected by the tariffs, but are not able to be bought from the UK.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Washington steels his gaze and we cut to black.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Decades ago, scientists observed that some steels performed better when heat treated in the presence of a magnetic field, but the explanations at the time were largely theoretical.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 2026

Fourth-quarter shipments in special steels are expected to be somewhat lower compared to the previous quarter, with stable prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025

Scoob steels himself and heads in what he hopes to the high heavens, as Dad likes to say when he’s being more over the top than usual, is the right direction.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

Whether because of his renewed focus, or because of a desire among players to make amends, it steeled the group to make history.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

As it stands, the outlook for higher interest shouldn’t derail progress in the deal pipeline, given that most of the industry players already weathered and steeled themselves from challenging macroeconomic conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

I understood that it was not culturally acceptable in Russia to confront an older person of authority, so I steeled myself.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

Belfast steeled itself Wednesday for a second night of violence directed at immigrants in Northern Ireland, unrest that authorities say is being stoked by far-right activists on social media.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

Malcolm X steeled himself to catch a plane as scheduled that morning to speak in Detroit.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Nations are steeling for a disappointing report card at this month's UN biodiversity summit, with governments falling short on their commitments to protect the plants, animals and ecosystems that sustain life on Earth.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

When lenders quietly rewrite the rules of engagement, or demand all-for-one consent before lien subordination, it signals a system steeling itself for impact.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025

Parents spend months steeling themselves to face an empty nest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2025

And with the advanced warning, their fans globally had been steeling themselves for this moment.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2023

I was bracing myself for him to say something angry or bitter, steeling myself to absorb his understandable rage.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson


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