basic material

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Japan’s Nikkei 225 index fell 1.1% as technology and basic material stocks dropped, while tech stocks also dragged on Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index as it declined 0.3%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

The report will typically draw on information gleaned from examination of the crash site, for example, as well as basic material downloaded from the flight data recorder.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

The basic material for climate-friendly energy production is therefore abundant and available almost everywhere.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2024

Given Russia’s shortages in such basic material as ammunition, it is unclear whether many of them will receive enough supplies to put up a fight.

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2022

The basic material of which all glass is made is, of course, sand.

From How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers by Bleyer, Willard Grosvenor