raw material

Example Sentences

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The problem for data geeks like Savouri, however, and for investors, is the increasingly unreliable raw material that governments are providing them.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Building product companies have faced significant challenges recently as tariffs have driven up raw material prices and fewer consumers are upgrading their homes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

It mines bauxite, the raw material for aluminum, refines it into alumina powder, and operates smelters that turn alumina to finished aluminum.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Fuel and raw material shortages, chronic underinvestment and nationalisations have hollowed out the local economy.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

From this raw material, Lawrence was creating a cohesive research organization.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik