crystallize

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Rio Tinto was unwilling to stretch too far on a premium for long-dated copper options “at cycle-peak prices, while Glencore refused to crystallize its copper growth pipeline upfront,” says Peker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Bond markets are said to be a daily referendum on the government, as their moves crystallize the impact of fiscal, monetary, domestic, and foreign policies into a series of tradable data points.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Polymers, which are long chains of repeating molecular units, often do not crystallize by simply adding one chain at a time.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2025

Where last year’s parade day felt more like an overdue coronation, this one served to crystallize their legacy.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

He waited for it to crystallize and show its teeth on the edges of the cool quiet that had pooled in the Waystone.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss