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

"If this continues, the impact will be sustained inflation due to rising production and raw material costs," Teuku told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Still, “input prices continued to rise at a rate faster than the long-run survey average, linked to higher raw material and energy costs and supply chain disruptions,” Yao said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

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

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Across the street from the school stretched acres of cotton fields, the raw material for Monroe’s mill and the source of income for many county residents.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly