raw material
Example Sentences
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"Our raw material, our gold, our copper, goes to other countries... we are experiencing misery."
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
On Tuesday, Israel's state comptroller released a scathing report accusing successive governments of neglecting domestic weapons production and failing to maintain critical raw material reserves.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
It helps, I’ve found, to think about it less as “leftovers” and more as raw material.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
The company indicates it will continue implementing cost-reduction measures such as automation and product standardization to offset headwinds from higher raw material costs, Wang says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
It was a bad habit, Mitchell Sanders said, because all that matters is the raw material, the stuff itself, and you can’t clutter it up with your own half-baked commentary.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
