raw material

Example Sentences

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The company said weak global markets hampered sales growth, and there would be a delayed effect from recent changes in raw material prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

It helps, I’ve found, to think about it less as “leftovers” and more as raw material.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Another social media user has reported that the textile company where their sister-in-law worked has fired 600 out of their 650 personnel, as they cannot import raw material from Australia anymore.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The problem for data geeks like Savouri, however, and for investors, is the increasingly unreliable raw material that governments are providing them.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The man realized that the animals on Salatin’s farm were not being treated like unfeeling raw material, but like living creatures.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan