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alloy

[al-oi, uh-loi, uh-loi] / ˈæl ɔɪ, əˈlɔɪ, əˈlɔɪ /






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The additional investments in France come as the company expands its metal, alloy and magnet making operations in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto also announced controls on exports of crude palm oil, coal and ferrous alloy as the country battles the economic headwinds fuelled by the Middle East war.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

It covers the early production of bronze – a copper and tin alloy – up to the first uses of iron.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Within a few years the academy switched to a lighter tin-based alloy known as Britannia metal, plated in layers of copper, nickel silver and gold.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

“I think parts of it are made of an alloy that can’t be made anymore. Perhaps the metal’s very rare—I don’t know. Anyway, nobody has.”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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