precious
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So I write about this precious part of England reluctantly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Traffic on the Strait of Hormuz remains mostly stifled, but this didn’t seem to derail gains in precious metals futures.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
The cease-fire could boost hopes for interest-rate cuts and halt central bank gold selling, potentially regaining momentum for precious metals.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Stamps and signatures from every home club Tony has visited line the pages of his precious scrapbook, a behemoth record of the ultimate football groundhopping adventure.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
She had the precious dress-cloth, Uncle Kufa’s knife, six matches, two clay cooking pots, her weapons, and the bag of gold nuggets around her neck.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing precious
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