in the raw
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A year later, the bill is still being processed, but I’m on track to see a $200 reduction in the raw bill.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2026
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul reiterated that during a visit to Australia on Thursday, saying Europe was "very interested in expanding further our cooperation in the raw materials sector".
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
Once Hilly Kristal, the owner of CBGB, took an interest in the raw Talking Heads, the band had its outlet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
I mean, there are so many conversations that happen in the pods that it is humanly impossible to know everything, even as much as I'm in the raw footage.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2024
It seemed like a boatless river frozen there in the raw light of the high white arc-lamps; you could drown trying to cross it, he felt; it was too wide, it was too open.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
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