zinc

Example Sentences

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“The delay also erodes value, pushing first zinc to 2028.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

AFP visited the remote border zone and saw three buildings reduced to rubble, their scorched zinc roofing twisted among the debris.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

"We found cadmium, cobalt, copper, zinc, and nickel," she explained.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

However, this research expands that understanding by examining additional minerals, including magnesium and zinc.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

He misses the sound of rain on the zinc roof above his dormer; the feral energy of the orphans; the scratchy singing of Frau Elena as she rocks a baby in the parlor.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr