It was lost to a natural disaster and then became trapped in a system that increasingly treats health care infrastructure as a financial asset rather than a public necessity.
—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
The raw materials required, like bismuth and tellurium, are rare, expensive, and trapped in chaotic global supply chains.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.