raw materials
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It also means the AI buildout is competing for physical resources — land, energy, construction labor, raw materials — that are finite and already under pressure.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
We are running short of the raw materials for our exquisite weapons while our adversaries flood the battlefield with cheap drones.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Manufacturers and food processors, many dependent on imported raw materials priced in dollars, are seeing costs surge.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
The new monochrome packages will go on sale in Japan May 25, Calbee said, blaming difficulties procuring raw materials such as naphtha, a petrochemical used in paints and inks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
After bringing slaves to the Americas, the last leg saw the ships return to Europe with raw materials or finished products, such as rum and molasses.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
