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the raw

NOUN
nakedness
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What one strategist argues, therefore, is that investors should plow capital into the energy stocks providing the raw materials that technology stocks desperately require to grow.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

I’ll spare you the technical details, but it’s essentially what serves the raw information that ends up on your dashboard.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

A year later, the bill is still being processed, but I’m on track to see a $200 reduction in the raw bill.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026

Some listeners find continuity in Arirang's polished and experimental sound co-created by American producers and engineers, but others say this album is too highly produced, missing the raw passion of Dark & Wild.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Into that silence, the raw scraping of the doors being pulled open was as loud as thunder.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen




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