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commodity

[kuh-mod-i-tee] / kəˈmɒd ɪ ti /


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This time the scarce commodity isn’t just crude—it is the ships that carry it.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

"I'm of an age where I'm going to friends' and acquaintances' funerals, and I think you just need to live life and enjoy it while you can, because it's a very precious commodity," says Sarah.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

"In this case we tackled polyethylene, a widely available commodity polymer, using molten salt," he said.

From Science Daily Sep. 21, 2026

Lake views are a hot commodity in the community, and buyers pay steep premiums for properties with unobstructed sightlines.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

Solitude was a rare commodity on Everest, and I was grateful to be granted a bit of it on this day, in such a remarkable setting.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

The company runs scenarios that test a range of economic outcomes and prices for all types of commodities, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 23, 2026

Industries and markets tied to commodities produced in areas experiencing forest loss and degradation may also need to address their role.

From Science Daily Sep. 21, 2026

“We simply don’t know how to model the endgame,” Natasha Kaneva, head of the company’s global commodities strategy, said in a note.

From Salon Sep. 19, 2026

Iran imports large quantities of its wheat, corn and cooking oil from Russia, according to commodities data provider Kpler and Iranian trading websites.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Huge surpluses of wheat, corn, milk, pork, and beef produced in the Midwest had caused the price of farm commodities to crash.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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