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powder

[pau-der] / ˈpaʊ dər /
NOUN
fine, loose grains made by crushing a solid
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In the longer run, that is “extremely bullish for gold,” he said, adding that Altavest has advised gold bugs “to keep their powder dry until year end.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Celleste plans to sell cocoa butter and powder as a supplemental supply to chocolate manufacturers and food companies besieged by rising traditional-bean prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

They then classified the additions into several categories, including dairy milk, half-and-half, dairy cream, non-dairy milk, non-dairy creamer, sugar/syrup, sugar substitutes, and other ingredients such as alcohol and cocoa powder.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Shopping for creatine: Creatine is available in powder, capsule, liquid and even energy bar form.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

The sand is never poured down the hole; the black powder and fuse sit exposed at the bottom.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman


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