steel
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The industrialists of the 19th and 20th centuries made their fortunes on new markets like oil, steel and railroads.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
A key feature already in place, hanging from the ceiling, is an array of steel clouds packed with concrete, designed to improve acoustics and evoke a sense of airiness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
China has huge excess capacity in sectors from steel to solar panels and electric vehicles, while its slowing economy cannot absorb the output.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
"We would expect to have some reductions in steel and cars and aluminum," the official added, speaking on condition of anonymity.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
That was the first time I had walked a steel rail of a railroad track.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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The European market for standard steels remained cautious and import volumes increased ahead of new trade measures, it said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 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
Tata Steel's exports from the UK to America are packaging steels and tubular products for oil and gas industries, according to Mr Nair.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2025
The researchers anticipate their method can be applied to other 3D-printed metals, such as stainless steels, titanium and high-entropy alloys, or any material system with a crystal structure.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2023
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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Whether because of his renewed focus, or because of a desire among players to make amends, it steeled the group to make history.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
As it stands, the outlook for higher interest shouldn’t derail progress in the deal pipeline, given that most of the industry players already weathered and steeled themselves from challenging macroeconomic conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
I understood that it was not culturally acceptable in Russia to confront an older person of authority, so I steeled myself.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 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
Hesitant to try, Thomas steeled himself and pulled on the vine of ivy with all his strength.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
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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
I’ve been steeling myself to face an empty nest for months now, but in many ways she is already gone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024
Small towns and rural enclaves along the path of April’s total solar eclipse are steeling for huge crowds of sun chasers who plan to catch a glimpse of day turning into dusk in North America.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
And with the advanced warning, their fans globally had been steeling themselves for this moment.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2023
They approached the door, steeling themselves for admonishment.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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