precious
Example Sentences
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Stocks may not have had a big move, but precious metals soared, with gold reaching $5,300.
From Barron's
Based on this momentum, the precious metal is likely to attempt to rise beyond the $5,500/oz resistance level, Chai says.
The precious metal has hit record highs over the past year, supported by central-bank buying and strong inflows into exchange-traded funds as investors shy away from sovereign bonds and currencies in favor of hard assets.
It relies on iron, which is inexpensive, widely available, and far less toxic than the rare and precious metals often used in catalytic chemistry.
From Science Daily
Experts say the trade thrived from the mid-1960s to the 1990s -- a period of instability that saw the anti-intellectual Khmer Rouge regime rise to power and left precious heritage unprotected.
From Barron's
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