raw material
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“We think that raw material issues are likely to cause some earnings growth uncertainties,” Zekauskas wrote in a note to clients.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
The bank thinks recent share price weakness in Continental had effectively discounted any such sale even happening on account of recent uncertainty in raw material prices and availability, rates and valuations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
That the statue survived at all is exceptional: in antiquity, bronze was a valuable raw material routinely melted down for weapons, coins or everyday objects.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
Instead of releasing it into the atmosphere, it can be captured and turned into a valuable raw material.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026
The man realized that the animals on Salatin’s farm were not being treated like unfeeling raw material, but like living creatures.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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