precious
Example Sentences
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Instead, the precious metal has offered something that may be even better — a source of liquidity.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
It then changed the instructions, according to the Associated Press, after local police issued a statement asking the public to capture and turn in American pilots alive to security agencies to “receive a precious prize.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The precious metal will rise 35% to $6,200 an ounce by the end of June, before scaling back to $5,900 an ounce by the end of the year, UBS forecast.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
What next for Dowman - how do you look after a precious talent?
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
“Fine, here it is. Take it, take it! See if I care! Ivan, you can explain to your mother how you lost her precious emerald at cards!”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
