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aluminum

[uh-loo-muh-nuhm] / əˈlu mə nəm /


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The U.S. has been adding aluminum recycling plants, which melt old cans and scrap.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Some aerospace, high-tech and military applications require the purity of primary aluminum, leaving the U.S. dependent on imports to meet some of its most critical needs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

For decades, cheap Canadian hydropower has fueled aluminum production for American industry, which relies on the metal for everything from military applications to pickup trucks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Canada’s version of Rosie the Riveter was Jos Alco, a francophone aluminum worker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

When it cooled, I picked up the aluminum tube.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam


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