raw material

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It mines bauxite, the raw material for aluminum, refines it into alumina powder, and operates smelters that turn alumina to finished aluminum.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Fuel and raw material shortages, chronic underinvestment and nationalisations have hollowed out the local economy.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Instead of releasing it into the atmosphere, it can be captured and turned into a valuable raw material.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

Then there is the lack of data: Visual images, audio and text have been stored in astounding quantities on the internet for decades, giving AI lots of raw material to train on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

From this raw material, Lawrence was creating a cohesive research organization.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik