nickel
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If only I had a nickel for every time a reader suggested that.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
It's one thing when "you're not risking anybody's life" with spaceflight and "you're doing it on your own nickel, more or less," he said.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
The team paired the new catalyst with a nickel iron anode and found that the system performed better than a leading state-of-the-art cathode, including one based on PGM materials.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
Sulfuric acid is the most consumed chemical on the planet, produced by smelting and refining nonferrous metals, such as copper and nickel, or by burning sulfur, a byproduct of oil-and-gas processing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
He wondered if the old man would accept two dimes and a nickel instead.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
Vocabulary lists containing nickel
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