aluminum

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Higher aluminum can and freight costs ate into its gross margins slightly, but Monster reduced the percentage of its sales eaten up by operating costs and overheads.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

A series of them for ICCC’s production of “Antigone,” made for the 1969-1970 season, are essentially mixed media works, integrating materials like aluminum foil and cabinet liner paper.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Sector tariffs are already in place under Section 232, targeting aluminum, steel, lumber and copper, and trade lawyers caution that those could be ratcheted higher.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

"The glass windows in our homes were shattered, aluminum window frames were deformed, and even the stainless-steel doors were twisted out of shape," she said.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Ruth May put an aluminum saucepan on her head and slid two comic books down the seat of her jeans in case of a whipping.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver