raw material
Example Sentences
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Expelling unregistered workers "will impact Chile's export economy and make raw materials more expensive," he warns.
From BBC
Airline, trucking and railroad stocks are considered market bellwethers, given their vital roles in moving goods and raw materials that power the economy.
Metal Movers: There’s a nationwide push to develop American sources of raw materials that the U.S. desperately needs and which China has long dominated.
Stone says he’s taken as his raw material not only sounds from the Koyasan Temple but also such sounds of Japan as the boiling water of a tea ceremony.
From Los Angeles Times
Brimstone’s efforts, which haven’t been previously reported, are part of a nationwide push to develop American sources of raw materials that the U.S. desperately needs and which China has long dominated.
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