mineral
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"When we get the sample back, we'll be able to look in detail at its chemistry and its mineral composition - and the two hypotheses will produce very distinct results," said Sara Russell.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
The review covered hundreds of species on the IUCN's "red list" -- icons like staghorn and table corals whose mineral skeletons give reefs their dazzling three-dimensional complexity.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
More land led directly to more wealth and power as the country scooped up farmland, mineral resources and harbors.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 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
"Get some more ice and mineral water, Myrtle, before everybody goes to sleep."
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The Central African Republic, about the size of Texas, was one of his most-successful ventures: selling minerals from seized mines with the proceeds split between Wagner and the government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
That deal was officially "aimed at assisting the authorities in securing mining sites, improving tax collection mechanisms and curbing cross-border smuggling of minerals", the group's report added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Earlier presidents acquired territory because sovereignty itself delivered things they wanted: minerals, ports, military positions and control over trade routes.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026
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
Dresden was like the moon now, nothing but minerals.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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