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raw material

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Definition of raw material

as in potential

the basic elements from which something can be developed Canada now converts most of its raw materials into manufactured goods such as automobiles and auto parts

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Recent Examples of raw material The Democratic Socialists of America has turned the same raw material into an electoral project. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026 The Churn of Creation Galaxies are remarkably inefficient at taking raw material — gas and dust — and turning it into stars. — Perri Thaler, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026 To maximize yields, raw material producers need to work as part of a collective, says ecologist and Nature’s Echo author Thomas Crowther, founding co-chair of the Advisory Board for the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026 The company makes trash and recycling bins there from raw materials. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for raw material

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The painstaking restoration of the building, originally constructed in 1912 as a diesel station, has also made a powerful statement about the potential of adaptive reuse.

— Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2026
However, the Ellsworths aren't the only ones to notice the potential in hydration.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026

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The company can also expect litigation from shareholders, and possible regulatory action, if Huang or the board held back material information from investors (Nvidia previously denied the allegations of an affair to media outlets).

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
With the level of skill and talent in the room and Fagen’s neurotic focus, The Nightfly would be a glimmering sonic masterpiece, even as his material looked back to the days of two-track recordings mixed to mono.

— Mark Richardson, Pitchfork, 8 Nov. 2026

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