pillar

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Additionally, Goldman Sachs predicts that central bank demand will remain a fundamental pillar of support, averaging about 60 metric tons monthly, once price volatility dissipates.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Meanwhile, lithium is an emerging growth pillar amid demand from the electric vehicle and energy storage sectors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Tourism is a pillar of Middle Eastern governments’ quest to diversify and burnish their standing on the world stage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

A pillar of the Iranian establishment for some three decades and one of the Islamic republic's most prominent non-clerical figures, Ghalibaf, 64, now appears to be playing a key role spearheading the war effort.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Perhaps our memory is at fault, maybe it is not this particular stone pillar but another, there are so many and one is like another, I thought.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya