precious
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Petrol prices are up by more than 14 percent at the pump, and last week authorities ordered widespread rolling blackouts to save precious natural gas.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
On a larger scale, AI data centers are at the forefront of local protests and environmental concern, with the megaprojects polluting acres of once peaceful land, using up precious resources and driving up electricity prices.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
Or put another way, modern investors are doing as humans have for thousands of years: hoping against hope that a precious metal would secure their futures.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The bull market in precious metals isn’t confined to companies digging ore from the ground.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
It’s precious at first, but after a few hundred burps, my ears start to hurt.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Vocabulary lists containing precious
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