basic material
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Japan’s Nikkei 225 index fell 1.1% as technology and basic material stocks dropped, while tech stocks also dragged on Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index as it declined 0.3%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
The basic material for climate-friendly energy production is therefore abundant and available almost everywhere.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2024
Given Russia’s shortages in such basic material as ammunition, it is unclear whether many of them will receive enough supplies to put up a fight.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2022
Since the 1970s, Canada has allowed private citizens, along with authorised sponsorship groups, to directly sponsor refugees by providing newcomers with basic material needs like food, clothing, housing, and support integrating into Canadian society.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2019
Known: This sparkling fog through which we drift is intelligent matter; the stuff of thoughts; the basic material from which consciousness springs.
From The Beasts in the Void by Fairman, Paul W.
