copper
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It is primarily tasked with repairing and fortifying the city’s more than 210,000 streetlamps — a frequent target of copper wire thieves — and maintaining its network of electrical vehicle charging stations.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
It is a major exporter of critical minerals and metals such as copper.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The brokerage cuts its forecasts for the Indonesian copper and gold producer’s net profit after tax and minority interests by 28.4% for 2026, 27.5% for 2027, and 25.0% for 2028.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Detailed testing is still underway, but the material resembles malachite, a copper-rich mineral that can be processed to produce copper.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
I gave the woman fifty centimes to make a tip, and she gave me back the copper piece, thinking I had misunderstood the price.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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