metal
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These compounds feature a metal atom positioned between two carbon rings, giving them a distinctive "sandwich" structure.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
“Originally, I wanted to be more metal, like Slayer and Mastodon.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Surgeons removed her talus bone, which forms part of the ankle joint, after she developed an infection that prevented doctors from using metal implants.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Even if Congress voted the funds tomorrow for 10,000 new interceptors, the metal and the gas would still have to be found, the workforce trained, and the production lines tooled.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
She went over to a large metal cabinet and pulled out one of its drawers.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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