raw materials

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The EU hopes the deal will mean better supply of critical raw materials from Mexico, already a top supplier to the bloc.

From Barron's • 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

We are running short of the raw materials for our exquisite weapons while our adversaries flood the battlefield with cheap drones.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Calbee said in a statement that the design change is a response to "supply instability affecting raw materials amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East."

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Bones of domestic animals were important raw materials for artifacts of Neolithic peoples before the development of metallurgy.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond