precious metal
Example Sentences
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Investors pulled back en masse from the precious metal in the first half of the year, with 234,000 ounces pulled from exchange-traded funds tracking platinum in the second quarter alone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
According to industry surveys by the World Gold Council, the Bank of England remains the most popular vaulting location, but central banks are increasingly diversifying where they store the precious metal.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The precious metal is on a roll, but think twice before you load up.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Even a small amount of the precious metal can transform the futures of these men and women - from Kenya and neighbouring Uganda - many of whose precarious lives rest on an unreliable farming income.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Groves kept his promise: the precious metal was all returned to the Treasury, though the last of it was not transferred until 1968.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
