rare earth
noun
1
: any of a group of similar oxides of metals or a mixture of such oxides occurring together in widely distributed but relatively scarce minerals
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The rare earths involved this time around are indeed used in electric vehicles and drones—more pain for two industries already on the tariff struggle bus.
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Trump’s threat followed Beijing’s tightening of its control on rare earths, a group of critical minerals essential in the production of a wide range of electronics, automobiles and semiconductors.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
China accounts for nearly 70% of the world's rare earths mining and controls roughly 90% of their global processing.
—NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
Trump made his latest tariff threat on Friday after China imposed new restrictions on rare earth exports.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Trump’s threat followed Beijing’s tightening of its control on rare earths, a group of critical minerals essential in the production of a wide range of electronics, automobiles and semiconductors.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
China accounts for nearly 70% of the world's rare earths mining and controls roughly 90% of their global processing.
—NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
Trump made his latest tariff threat on Friday after China imposed new restrictions on rare earth exports.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2025
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rare earth
noun
1
: any of a group of similar oxides of metals or a mixture of such oxides occurring together in widely distributed but relatively scarce minerals
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