copper
Example Sentences
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My maternal grandmother, Marcela Fernández, was born in 1914 in an Arizona copper town to parents who fled the Mexican Revolution before returning to their mountain pueblo in Zacatecas.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
"An electric car contains 80 kg of copper, compared with 20 kg in a conventional one," he notes, while "a wind turbine contains between four and ten tons of copper per megawatt."
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
In July, US President Donald Trump announced a 50 percent tariff on copper, eventually limiting the measure to products made with the metal.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Altered rates on finished products made with steel, aluminum and copper would simplify compliance, but could effectively raise costs for many imports.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
A small copper statue of a girl stood on a tiny ivory column, both hands frozen on her hips.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
