metallic

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Researchers are especially interested in Psyche because it may represent the exposed metallic core of an ancient planetesimal, a building block of planets that formed early in the solar system's history.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Rare earths are a group of 17 metallic elements that have been described as the spice of manufacturing.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The turn-of-the-century molds in his studio — which use botanic motifs, blossoming forms with metallic winged and floral attachments — look like desk toppers fit for an early 1900s eccentric obsessed with Darwinism and industrialization.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The alternative, Red Ambience, drenches the car in a fathomless shade of garnet metallic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

I would hear their echo in the chirp of crickets, in the squish of peaches dropping into a glass jar, in the metallic chink of an SKS being cleaned.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover