raw material
Example Sentences
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As with locations and production design, Ellis’ novel provided much of the raw material the costume department needed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The material is difficult to shape, expensive to produce, and often requires more raw material than ultimately ends up in the finished component.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
“We also implemented pricing actions to offset raw material inflation that pressured our gross margin in the quarter.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
"But we are actively in discussion with paper manufacturers about how they can produce a raw material in a way that makes it easy to bond."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
A new impetus for the project had emerged: fears of a shortage of uranium ore, the raw material for the production of plutonium bomb cores.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
