zinc

Example Sentences

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The company’s strong performance in by-products such as lead and zinc was driven by strong grades at its Fresnillo mine in Mexico, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

AFP visited the remote border zone and saw three buildings reduced to rubble, their scorched zinc roofing twisted among the debris.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

"We found cadmium, cobalt, copper, zinc, and nickel," she explained.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

They focused on iron, calcium, zinc, magnesium, copper, and potassium.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

We needed money, I said, to buy zinc dust.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam