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mineral

[min-er-uhl, min-ruhl] / ˈmɪn ər əl, ˈmɪn rəl /






NOUN
nutrient
Synonyms




NOUN
turquoise
Synonyms


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Zambia has signed a five-year health financing agreement with the US, ending months of public dispute over whether the country was trading citizens' medical data and mineral rights for aid.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The site employs local contractors and businesses and pays royalties to over 3,000 people who own mineral rights, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

One leading idea involves magnetite, a magnetic mineral that may form tiny crystals inside an animal's body.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Deal to give the U.S. long-term access to mining production in exchange for security of mineral reserves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Seems they have to have a ten percent tip, and then there’s that bottle of mineral water—and a queer sort of water too.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

We choose to reach for new frontiers: in advanced manufacturing and superintelligence; in drones, weapons and warfare; in chips, minerals, cyber and every other domain of human possibility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

But Europe can ill afford to anger China in case it throttles supplies of rare earth minerals that are vital for the continent's industrial sector.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Future research will be needed to determine exactly how much these minerals can reveal about the Moon's ancient magnetic field and how that field evolved over time.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

There was no mention of increasing exports of China's rare earth minerals to the US nor was there any indication that restrictions on advanced US semiconductors would be eased.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The different colors spoke of the various soils and minerals that the tree’s roots encountered, some harsh and stunting, some rich and nourishing.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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