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

Although the rate of inflation was marginal and below the long-run survey trend, companies in the RatingDog survey reported increases in fuel, raw material and labor costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

This gas acts as the raw material for building new stars.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

News was the intellectual raw material of the struggle.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela