raw materials

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Players can amass huge virtual fortunes by mining raw materials or fighting as mercenaries, but they aren't allowed to convert in-game wealth back into real-world cash.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“We want to look at the full life cycle … not only thinking from the cradle to the grave, but from the point where the raw materials are extracted at the beginning,” Stanton says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

"Dollar supply from goods trade is dwindling, while dollar needs for energy imports, raw materials, dividends, foreign debt payments and seasonality needs remain significant," he told AFP on Wednesday.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Finding the raw materials is generally not hard, but separating them from other materials they’re bonded to is, and it’s that process that China largely dominates.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

I had worked for a full span on the lamp and invested almost all the money I had on the purchase of raw materials.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss