alloy
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Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto also announced controls on exports of crude palm oil, coal and ferrous alloy as the country battles the economic headwinds fuelled by the Middle East war.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Its strategic expansion in captive power capacity and ferro alloy production are set to drive operational leverage, enhancing margins amid favorable demand tailwinds from steel-intensive sectors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 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
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
“I think parts of it are made of an alloy that can’t be made anymore. Perhaps the metal’s very rare—I don’t know. Anyway, nobody has.”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
Vocabulary lists containing alloy
Gold Rush: Mining and Metals
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