steel
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U.S. steel and aluminum were already subject to a 25% tariff, but that will now double to 50%, officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
For now, Carney's planned Canadian retaliatory duties are strategic "dollar-for-dollar" countermeasures focused on steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, electronics, pulp and paper - though the list is still being finalised.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
They include steel, aluminum, clothing, smartphones and other electronics, fish, dishwashers, washing machines, and stoves.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
American businesses could face higher prices for steel and aluminum as well as other costly disruptions in their ability to obtain key supplies.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Daddy sat down on a metal chair next to a long steel table.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
For conventional stainless steels, however, this protection has an important limit.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 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
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
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
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 question now: Have the obstacles of the regular season steeled them for another championship run?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025
The death of the provision was celebrated by conservationists as well as recreation advocates, including hunters and anglers, even as they steeled themselves for an ongoing fight over federal lands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2025
I steeled myself for what was going to happen next, hoping that maybe, just maybe, Auk IV had fallen somewhere where we could retrieve it without being seen.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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Mr. Wertman senses “a system steeling itself for impact.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 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
He takes several deep breaths, steeling himself, then walks slowly up to the stump.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025
At first, we’re steeling ourselves for an extended skit.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
I flattened my body against the brick, steeling myself against the forceful water, and prayed.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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