raw material
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On the demand side, hot metal output has declined for consecutive weeks, while steelmakers’ profitability has deteriorated, prompting mills to take a cautious approach to raw material purchases, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Studios worried about their intellectual property being misused, and actors feared becoming little more than raw material for AI systems -- and made it a central plank of their strike action in 2023.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Privacy International also criticised the feature, telling the BBC it was "the latest sign AI companies see people's images and data as raw material to be exploited".
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
"Kombucha is a very good example of a product in which chemical composition, biological activity, and sensory profile result from complex interactions between the raw material and fermentative microorganisms."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
“The Chancellor couldn’t think of anything specific for me to do,” she chirps in a high squeaky voice, “so I will be looking for raw material for nanotech. Do you know anything about carbon nanotubes?”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
