precious

Example Sentences

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Venture capital money is abundant, and every minute feels precious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 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

Because buyers stepped in near key support levels between roughly $4,000 and $4,340—levels that have held multiple times over the past year—the precious metal may be positioned to sustain its longer-term bull market.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

They glided over the hills and down into the forest, and there, following Loudwing through the undergrowth, were their precious little goslings.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown