precious
Example Sentences
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“Fill the sky with more precious eagles to make their own nests. You are magnificent!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
"They are a precious resource and it's not just chalk streams, it's every other kind of river."
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The data weighed on monetary policy expectations, with markets now anticipating no change to interest rates from the Federal Reserve at its next meeting, boosting the precious metal, the strategist says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Nobody wanted bitcoin or precious metals before their runs in 2023 and 2024.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
But when one of his precious sports teams accomplishes something, he has the banner made professionally, rolled up, and revealed in dramatic fashion in front of six hundred cheering kids.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
Vocabulary lists containing precious
"Black Panther" Lingo
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act IV
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