rare metal
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This rare metal is commonly used in electronics and industrial alloys.
From Science Daily • Dec. 24, 2025
For example, car batteries are often reliant on lithium, while indium is a rare metal used for touch screens.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025
Throughout the show, we watch a young man contend with rice as if it really is a rare metal, one that first brings great prosperity but soon incites competition and greed.
From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2023
Next summer, a spacecraft will launch to a rare metal world — an nickel and iron asteroid that might be the exposed core of a once-upon-a-time planet.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2021
It was the only place on earth where that rare metal was found.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
