raw material

Example Sentences

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"Our raw material, our gold, our copper, goes to other countries... we are experiencing misery."

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

On Tuesday, Israel's state comptroller released a scathing report accusing successive governments of neglecting domestic weapons production and failing to maintain critical raw material reserves.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

The company also faces logistics and raw material cost pressure from the Middle East conflict, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

It helps, I’ve found, to think about it less as “leftovers” and more as raw material.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

The man realized that the animals on Salatin’s farm were not being treated like unfeeling raw material, but like living creatures.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan