dross
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The dross, meanwhile, is sold for as little as 30 yuan a kilo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Last time around, when Gerrard took over from the hapless Pedro Caixinha, he could throw out the dross and start again, but it cost a lot of cash and it plunged Rangers into financial challenges.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2025
But to appreciate the treasure it becomes, you have to understand the dross from which it came.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
“The dross of everyday life is very, very powerful and very strong. So you need to protect your special relationship with your music.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
I fancied that a malevolent Rumpelstiltskin crept into my room at night and undid my best work, turning the gold of my efforts into pathetic dross on a wheel perversely spinning backward.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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