metal
Example Sentences
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The team fired a laser that detected metal atoms released from the rocket body made of aluminium-lithium.
From BBC
Once the White House clarified that gold would not be subject to tariffs, dealers sent the metal back to where it came from, mostly to Switzerland.
From MarketWatch
—Gold prices climbed back above $5,000, as concerns around the U.S. and Iran boosted the metal’s appeal as a safe haven.
Gold prices climbed back above $5,000, as inconclusive U.S.-Iran nuclear talks and concerns over potential military escalation boost the metal’s appeal.
The revision comes months after Airbus found what it described as a “supplier-quality issue” relating to the thickness of metal panels used to make its A320 line of jets.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.