raw material
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There is also the question of raw materials.
From BBC
However, if fragmented global supply chains push up import prices, curtail the supply of critical raw materials and add to capacity constraints, inflation could rise, he said.
This process enriches the space between stars with the raw materials needed to form future stars, planets, and eventually life.
From Science Daily
That half-bag of kale, the lonely carrot, the dried-out bread—it’s all raw material.
From Salon
Obtaining dollars to buy raw materials like oil, flour or rice to then refine and process became Kazin’s chief preoccupation.
From MarketWatch
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