aluminum
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Alumina is a substance extracted from bauxite ore that is mainly used as the raw material to smelt aluminum metal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
“He’s actually more suited to the pro game than the amateurs with the aluminum bats,” Fontaine told The Times after the draft.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
That’s his best guess of how expensive copper needs to be before industrial users switch to aluminum, a cheaper but less efficient conductor of electricity, and prevent the world from running out of copper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
"We would expect to have some reductions in steel and cars and aluminum," the official added, speaking on condition of anonymity.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
All the broken windows have now been replaced, and half the aluminum tables already hold plants.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
Vocabulary lists containing aluminum
Civil Engineering
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