raw material
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The material is difficult to shape, expensive to produce, and often requires more raw material than ultimately ends up in the finished component.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Studios worried about their intellectual property being misused, and actors feared becoming little more than raw material for AI systems -- and made it a central plank of their strike action in 2023.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Cost savings will have a reduced year-on-year impact, raw material headwinds are increasing and the EX60 ramp will only really impact the fourth quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Privacy International also criticised the feature, telling the BBC it was "the latest sign AI companies see people's images and data as raw material to be exploited".
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
A new impetus for the project had emerged: fears of a shortage of uranium ore, the raw material for the production of plutonium bomb cores.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
