raw
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With the raw certainty of a medium reaching into the future — or perhaps more accurately, someone feeling a fever coming on — Sam has been anticipating Mary’s arrival.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
"In the meantime, we are also holding more key raw materials critical for business operations, and hence requiring the need to increase costs by up to 30 percent," Goh told AFP in an email.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Prices for raw materials, which track costs paid by manufacturers, were up 12% between February and March.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The work paid off, today Umamaheswari produces 10 crops of raw silk a year, with the growth cycle of each batch of silkworms taking 25 to 30 days.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
“Edda,” he says, and my name breaks in his mouth; it comes out guttural and raw.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing raw
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 3
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