bronze

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

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Gemili narrowly missed out on more medals, finishing fourth in the 200m at the Rio 2016 Olympics, just 0.003 seconds shy of bronze, before another fourth place at the Doha 2019 World Athletics Championships.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, who took bronze at Milan-Cortina 2026 won the silver medal, ahead of Zingas and Kolesnik, who finished on 209.20 points, with Fear and Gibson ending on 208.98.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The British pair, who won bronze at last year's World Championships, missed out on a medal at the Winter Olympics last month because of a costly mistake in their free dance routine.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Samir snored like a beast on his Persian rug, his eyes covered with his bronze shades, his mustache speckled with lentils.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri