precious

Example Sentences

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Strong U.S. labor data keeps Treasury yields supported, weighing on the precious metal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Instead, the precious metal has offered something that may be even better — a source of liquidity.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

It then changed the instructions, according to the Associated Press, after local police issued a statement asking the public to capture and turn in American pilots alive to security agencies to “receive a precious prize.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Treasury yields rose across all maturities, the WSJ Dollar Index saw its largest quarterly gain, and precious metals declined.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

He’d imagined piles of precious, gleaming jewels or shiny gold coins.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix