commodity

Example Sentences

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The United States Oil ETF beat oil stock funds by betting on the commodity directly, leaping 82.9% in the quarter.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Although Japan had the better of proceedings at Hampden, Hendry and McKenna dealt with balls into the box, while the pace they both possess is a valuable commodity in international football.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“As long as flows don’t recover substantially, the path of least resistance remains to the upside for oil prices,” said Giovanni Staunovo, commodity analyst at UBS.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

AI chips are the most precious commodity at any leading research lab, and at OpenAI, the video-generating app Sora was eating up far too many of them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

One individual may happen to acquire more of some essential commodity on one day and less on another.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond