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gold bronze

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noun

  1. an alloy of about 90 percent copper, 5 percent zinc, 3 percent lead, and 2 percent tin.


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The Louvre heist revealed that thieves are increasingly stealing gold, bronze and jewels more than traditional paintings—a turnabout from a century ago when a thief stole its “Mona Lisa,” later recovered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The IOC retrospectively awarded gold, bronze and silver to athletes based on their rankings.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 25, 2012

Depending on the degree of baking, the coated steel turns black, gold, bronze, purple, blue, red or green, the color becoming an integral part of the surface.

From Time Magazine Archive

While looking at that sea of instruments, gleaming beneath the sun in gold, bronze, precious stones, and pearls, it might be imagined that Apollo and Bacchus had set out on a journey through the world.

From Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero by Jeremiah Curtin

To prepare an imitation of gold bronze, 99 100.

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