commodity
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Prices of the commodity have been volatile since Israel and the US launched strikes against Iran on 28 February, with potential peace deals and further escalations impacting the market.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Manufacturers reported the sharpest increase in input costs since May 2022, highlighting the growing strain from higher energy and commodity prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Prices fell in the final quarter of the 19th century in good part thanks to a transportation revolution that unified the world’s commodity markets and to a wave of factory mechanization that collapsed production costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Restarting product flows and bringing refineries back online, will take time, “given that some of this infrastructure was targeted in attacks earlier in the conflict,” said ING’s head of commodity strategy Warren Patterson.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Books were just a commodity that had to be produced, like jam or bootlaces.
From "1984" by George Orwell
Vocabulary lists containing commodity
Fast Food Nation
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The Omnivore's Dilemma
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