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alloy

[al-oi, uh-loi, uh-loi] / ˈæl ɔɪ, əˈlɔɪ, əˈlɔɪ /






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De-emphasizing China is a long process that stretches from the mine to ore processing to metal and alloy making to magnet production.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

It covers the early production of bronze – a copper and tin alloy – up to the first uses of iron.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

In a quiet office park tucked in a hillside, technicians at fusion company TAE Technologies make adjustments to a 40-foot-long tube of nickel-chromium alloy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Within a few years the academy switched to a lighter tin-based alloy known as Britannia metal, plated in layers of copper, nickel silver and gold.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

The sole grievance and alloy thus removed in the prospect of Harriet’s welfare, she was really in danger of becoming too happy for security.—What had she to wish for?

From "Emma" by Jane Austen




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