precious

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Instead, the precious metal has offered something that may be even better — a source of liquidity.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

It then changed the instructions, according to the Associated Press, after local police issued a statement asking the public to capture and turn in American pilots alive to security agencies to “receive a precious prize.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The precious metal will rise 35% to $6,200 an ounce by the end of June, before scaling back to $5,900 an ounce by the end of the year, UBS forecast.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

What next for Dowman - how do you look after a precious talent?

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

One wrong move, and the baton would fall or go flying, which would mean precious seconds off their time.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega