precious
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Imports rose 5.5% to C$210.96 billion, the highest on record, driven by a surge in gold as the price of the precious metal rose sharply.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Firefighters discovered some precious items after coming to the aid of a family whose home was destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire in Simi Valley this week.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
She and Justin held their daughter for a few precious moments as her heartbeat stilled, marveling at her perfect tiny fingers and toes and whispering private words of love.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Not the tropical kind you may be thinking of, but an ancient and precious woodland known as a temperate rainforest.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
During the long war, Billy Lee usually carried the general’s field glass, or telescope, and “most precious letters,” perhaps those from his wife, Martha, most of which she later destroyed.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Vocabulary lists containing precious
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