variants
also loadstones
as in magnets
something that attracts interest
the young woman's wealth unfortunately made her a lodestone for fortune hunters
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magnets
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In 2025, China imposed export restrictions on certain rare earths and magnets as part of broader trade measures.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025 -
Two ring magnets seen at the centers of the side panel’s bottom edge are placed there for that purpose, and Montech’s product page for the HS01 Pro even stages a photo of how the case looks with its glass panel on the right side and the half-wrap light bar near the top.—
Thomas Soderstrom,
PC Magazine,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Lodestones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodestones. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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