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[steel] / stil /


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In 2024 the UK steel industry contributed £1.7bn to the UK economy - equivalent to 0.1% of total UK economic output and 0.8% of manufacturing output.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

"Conversely, other companies have chosen to invest heavily in Europe in decarbonisation and electrification, in sectors such as steel, cement, and glass," he said.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

The latest figures for 2023 show the UK produced 5.6 million tonnes of crude steel, or 0.3% of the world's total.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Since 2005, the EU's carbon trading system has sought to tackle climate change by curbing pollution from power producers and energy-intensive industries such as steel, cement and chemicals.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

The investigation-minded men had come prepared with a large steel scale.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Washington steels his gaze and we cut to black.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

More than 600 people work at the site, which manufactures about 400,000 tonnes of tin, chrome and coated steels for the packaging industry every year.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

Back home in Elk Grove, Calif., Yip steels herself in the parking lot before braving the chaos.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 22, 2026

It can be applied to other metals and alloys, such as steels and aluminum alloys, and drastically facilitates elucidating the microscopic hydrogen-material interactions, which could be further investigated through simulations.

From Science Daily Dec. 19, 2023

It angers him, and it steels his determination to push northward.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

In particular, he steeled himself during a third round when he kept missing fairways but managed to save par after par.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

Tanker driver Baba steeled himself for yet another perilous journey from Ivory Coast to Mali loaded up with desperately needed fuel -- and fear.

From Barron's Nov. 4, 2025

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

The question now: Have the obstacles of the regular season steeled them for another championship run?

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 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

Mr. Wertman senses “a system steeling itself for impact.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 7, 2025

They might have been steeling themselves for some thunder and lightning from the fans.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2025

Three years wiser with two seasons of college competition steeling her nerves, Chiles put together a stellar qualification Sunday to exorcise her Olympic demons.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2024

Tommy Pham, one of three Mets to have one hit, was caught steeling by catcher Jake Rogers in the second inning.

From Seattle Times May 4, 2023

The following day Nel walked to the burying and found herself the only black person there, steeling her mind to the roses and pulleys.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison




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