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as in object
one that has a real and independent existence
the docudrama really wasn't a commodity until the television networks started creating their own feature-length movies
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Recent Examples of commodity
Memory chips have become the most valuable commodity in the AI economy.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Meanwhile, a large imbalance can be justified by demographics, commodity revenues, or unusually productive investment opportunities.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Trump doesn’t have that much time to wait, as oil climbs toward $150 or even $200 a barrel, inflation rises, and global food and other commodity shortages kick in.
—Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 10 May 2026
The central bank cuts rates to stimulate the economy, but that can reignite inflation, especially when commodity prices like oil surge or supply chains are disrupted.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 8 May 2026
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Meanwhile, a large imbalance can be justified by demographics, commodity revenues, or unusually productive investment opportunities.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Trump doesn’t have that much time to wait, as oil climbs toward $150 or even $200 a barrel, inflation rises, and global food and other commodity shortages kick in.
—Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 10 May 2026
The central bank cuts rates to stimulate the economy, but that can reignite inflation, especially when commodity prices like oil surge or supply chains are disrupted.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commodity
Noun
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Three-dimensional ads that look like physical objects in the road?—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
14 May 2026
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Many of the looks on display come from a collection of around 1,500 fashion objects and historical costumes from two Swiss collectors, Martin Kamer and Wolfgang Ruf, that the KGM acquired in 2003; Kamer was a costume designer and Ruf ran a gallery trading historical textiles.—
Cathrin Schaer,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
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Surrogacy contracts that treat preborn lives as transferable goods should be outlawed.—
Kimberly Bird,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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Fuel shortages mean transporting goods is more expensive, so prices for energy, food, medicine and other basic items have also risen as supplies begin to dwindle.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
16 May 2026
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The majority of those admitted last year joined in January before the administration handover, Skelly said, adding that no new entities at all have been added since August.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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Cox is also being cited by a much smaller entity known as Yout, which operates a website that can be used to convert YouTube videos into downloadable audio files.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2026
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While imports have continued to hold up, the tariffs have affected export markets.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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In addition to export growth, some automakers, including BYD, have also been expanding production capacity abroad by building factories in regions such as Europe and Latin America.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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When the Moon enters Taurus, recognition feels grounded because the message has substance behind it.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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Addictive pursuits from substance abuse through to gaming supposedly flood the brain with dopamine and hijack our actions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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An amendment to the state’s Live Local Act expected to take effect July 1 would allow developers to build workforce housing on government land in a bid to tackle the state’s supply of affordable housing crisis.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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In India, early steps to redirect fuel supplies toward cooking gas for roughly 330 million households cut into supplies for fertilizer plants.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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Stronger communities are built when mental-health services move beyond one-size-fits-all approaches and recognize the emotional, social, cultural and practical realities people face every day.—
Maria Bledsoe,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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In reality, clubs don’t progress all the way.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Moriah Granados also turned out for the line’s opening with D Line Metro merchandise, available at the Metro store.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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None of the merchandise from any of the robberies has been recovered.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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“Commodity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commodity. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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