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[steel] / stil /


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The industrialists of the 19th and 20th centuries made their fortunes on new markets like oil, steel and railroads.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Iron, steel and construction debris are recycled because businesses find it profitable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The project also includes restoration of the facade and polishing of its famous stainless steel crown.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

A key feature already in place, hanging from the ceiling, is an array of steel clouds packed with concrete, designed to improve acoustics and evoke a sense of airiness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Surrounding that is the giant steel building that we see from the outside, known as secondary containment.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

The European market for standard steels remained cautious and import volumes increased ahead of new trade measures, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Washington steels his gaze and we cut to black.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Tata Steel's exports from the UK to America are packaging steels and tubular products for oil and gas industries, according to Mr Nair.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2025

"We believe we have a very exciting future ahead, providing the high quality, low-CO2 steels that our customers in the UK and overseas are so desperate for."

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2024

Scoob steels himself and heads in what he hopes to the high heavens, as Dad likes to say when he’s being more over the top than usual, is the right direction.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

Whether because of his renewed focus, or because of a desire among players to make amends, it steeled the group to make history.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

I understood that it was not culturally acceptable in Russia to confront an older person of authority, so I steeled myself.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

Tanker driver Baba steeled himself for yet another perilous journey from Ivory Coast to Mali loaded up with desperately needed fuel -- and fear.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025

The annihilation of George Armstrong Custer and the larger part of his Seventh Cavalry steeled the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

I steeled myself for what was going to happen next, hoping that maybe, just maybe, Auk IV had fallen somewhere where we could retrieve it without being seen.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

When lenders quietly rewrite the rules of engagement, or demand all-for-one consent before lien subordination, it signals a system steeling itself for impact.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025

He takes several deep breaths, steeling himself, then walks slowly up to the stump.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025

But now Thomas stood with his right toe on the stripe, steeling himself for two of the biggest free throws of USC’s season to date.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2025

Small towns and rural enclaves along the path of April’s total solar eclipse are steeling for huge crowds of sun chasers who plan to catch a glimpse of day turning into dusk in North America.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2024

She tried to pull away, but he hung on, and she looked toward the ship, steeling herself against the pain and the nausea.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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