precious
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Find insight on precious metals, Fortescue and more in the latest Market Talks covering basic materials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
While timbers from the ship disappeared long ago, the remains of its precious cargo were embedded in the rocky slope along the Kekova coast.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Borthwick has precious little time in camp with his squad before the Wallabies come to town, putting even more emphasis on established players, and established combinations.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Not realizing its weight, and with no experience in caring for precious artifacts — or, according to the report, listening to words of caution — the crew dropped the globe and broke it.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
Furiously he strode from the room and minutes later the entire squad trooped out—not, unfortunately, before the silent soldier had spied and pocketed our precious packet of tea.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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