precious
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David Baerwald holds up his most precious possession so that it’s visible on our video conference: a very old violin in a very old, battered case.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
The Hunts’ broader silver gambit—which drove up prices for the precious metal—was unraveled by regulators in 1980 and silver prices crashed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
A devout Catholic, it was there that she gave my dad her most precious gift: her own mom’s rosary beads.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
Many of the country's rebel groups rely on mining precious minerals to fund their campaigns, with lax safety measures making mine collapses and other accidents common, according to AFP.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
The bags are the same ones Ben handed Javier and me to place the few precious things we were taking with us.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Vocabulary lists containing precious
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