The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
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As for the rare earths in Myanmar, few experts believe they will ever be of much use to the US.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Chinese companies have signed a number of energy-related deals, seeking to buy natural gas in Turkmenistan, uranium in Kazakhstan and rare earths in Tajikistan.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
The United States also has made sourcing rare earths and improving its energy mix key parts of its foreign policy.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
China’s exports of rare earths, power equipment, printed circuit boards, optical transceiver and mature-node semiconductors represent over 50% of global market share in their respective segments, GS says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Bruno was right—the universe was infinite and there were other earths; and Kepler, who had always insisted that the sun and the Earth were unique, was plain wrong.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
