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metal

[met-l] / ˈmɛt l /


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Access to the fan fest in Zocala plaza was hampered by metal barriers erected in recent days to prevent protesting teachers reaching the area.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Unlike traditional metal robots, future systems built with these materials could be lighter, safer, and more adaptable.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Tom Cruise spends the movie running through New Jersey with two terrified kids while ash drifts through the streets and giant alien war machines scoop humans into dangling metal cages.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Since then, every major chapter of Trump’s story has been suffused with the gleam of his favorite metal.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The walls on both sides of us were lined with narrow metal doors.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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