steel
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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
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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
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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
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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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