raw materials
Example Sentences
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Junta leader Ibrahim Traoré said the move was part of a wider effort to end the country's reliance on exporting raw materials for processing abroad.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
An event of such intensity "directly attacks the raw materials that are the natural foundation on which we build our cuisine," Dacosta told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Higher prices for semiconductors and other raw materials have pushed up the prices of information-technology devices, dampening demand, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Farmers sought new markets for their crops, and auto factories needed raw materials.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
It is not a plausible source of raw materials: the freightage from Mars to Earth would be too expensive for many centuries to come.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
