raw material

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By applying rational labor to raw materials furnished by nature, we can increase the supply of desirable goods and thus reduce incentives for violence.

From The Wall Street Journal

De Melo said the main challenge for Brazil was that raw materials such as acai pulp were often exported to countries which then carry out the research needed to create high-value products.

From Barron's

"The result may be higher prices for raw materials and goods, as well as insurance for ships. Security ships will appear."

From BBC

He also said that unlike deals the EU has struck with other partners, there were no chapters on government procurement, on energy and raw materials, or on the liberalisation of investment in manufacturing sectors.

From Barron's

Together, these colors illustrate how a star's final outflow becomes the raw material for future worlds, adding to Webb's growing contributions to our understanding of how planets form.

From Science Daily