metal
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Formed in England in 1968, Deep Purple became known as one of the "unholy trinity" of British heavy metal bands, alongside Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
If you go heavy metal, you gotta cut the sleeves off a black shirt — not blue.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
And the unique printing process of Bonnie Ralston, shown by Arts Gowanus, uses found metal objects, salt, vinegar and hydrogen peroxide to create ghostly industrial prints out of corrosion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
And copper wiring is a critical part of data centers, meaning that the metal is benefiting from the explosion in demand for artifcial-intelligence technology.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
As he undid it, I heard the metal scraping on leather.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Black and Gray
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