raw materials
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Professor Bradshaw says societies will need to rethink how land, water, energy, and raw materials are used if future generations are to live safely and sustainably.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
The deal bans EU importers from paying a different price to Mexican buyers for critical raw materials.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Producers in Canada were again squeezed by higher prices for raw materials.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
It also means the AI buildout is competing for physical resources — land, energy, construction labor, raw materials — that are finite and already under pressure.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
The differing availability of raw materials imposed an obvious constraint on material culture.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
