steel
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I noticed Abdul El-Sayed only after he had already taken his place at a 9/11 memorial in Lansing, Michigan, last Friday, standing not far from a piece of steel from the World Trade Center site.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The company had previously proposed using 27m tall steel pylons, whereas this new design would be nearer 22m.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
While blast furnaces use coal-based fuel and are a major source of industrial CO2 emissions, electric arc furnaces melt recycled steel, resulting in lower carbon emissions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Spacious, chilly and cloaked in an earthy scent, they hold hundreds of oak barrels and several towering steel tanks full of maturing wine.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
When needed, two arms could extend from their sides, and at the end of each arm was an array of tools, including a claw strong enough to tear through steel.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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For conventional stainless steels, however, this protection has an important limit.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Washington steels his gaze and we cut to black.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Decades ago, scientists observed that some steels performed better when heat treated in the presence of a magnetic field, but the explanations at the time were largely theoretical.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 2026
Fourth-quarter shipments in special steels are expected to be somewhat lower compared to the previous quarter, with stable prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
Scoob steels himself and heads in what he hopes to the high heavens, as Dad likes to say when he’s being more over the top than usual, is the right direction.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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He was steeled for his first shot at a major title, ready to end a 23-year drought for American men at Grand Slam tournaments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Belfast steeled itself Wednesday for a second night of violence directed at immigrants in Northern Ireland, unrest that authorities say is being stoked by far-right activists on social media.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
The annihilation of George Armstrong Custer and the larger part of his Seventh Cavalry steeled the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Wesley Yates III wiped the sweat already pouring from his forehead and steeled himself for the 40 brutal minutes to come.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025
Ugwu did not want to go into that ragged bazaar but he steeled himself and walked toward a man sitting on the ground with a red-stained rag wound around his head.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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The challenge of steeling Taiwan against a blockade starts with energy, in particular the liquefied natural gas used to generate nearly half of Taiwan’s electricity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
That morning, she said, she cried in the shower before steeling herself so she could run out to a Dollar Tree store to pick up some balloons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2025
And with the advanced warning, their fans globally had been steeling themselves for this moment.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2023
Six months after Evan Gershkovich was arrested by Russian security services, accused of espionage and sent to a notoriously harsh Moscow prison, his family is steeling for an indeterminable wait.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2023
My parents remained in their seats, steeling themselves.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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