black mass

Example Sentences

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The race is on to squeeze the best price out of that black mass.

From Reuters • Jul. 21, 2023

That black mass is then processed to make battery-grade material for the battery’s cathode.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2023

A machine then shreds the packs to separate plastic, aluminum and copper from a black mass that contains crucial ingredients such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese and graphite.

From New York Times • May 8, 2023

A central facility under construction in Rochester, New York, will further break down that black mass into lithium, nickel and other metals.

From Reuters • Mar. 27, 2023

Gradually the black mass had lengthened and thickened, so that it kept at last to its braided pattern, and I didn’t have to yank my scalp off when I tried to comb it.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou