precious metal
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Prime Minister Modi asked citizens to avoid buying gold jewelry for functions, coming as the country’s appetite for the precious metal continues to drive foreign-currency spending.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Gold broke above an important short-term technical level on Friday — a sign that the precious metal may be starting to regain momentum after a sluggish stretch since the start of the Iran conflict.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
But prices for the precious metal could still nearly double in the next five years if emerging-market central banks ramp up their push to diversify their reserves away from the dollar, according to Deutsche Bank.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
The precious metal found some support from a weaker dollar stemming from this news, FXEM’s Abdelaziz Albogdady says in an email.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
I vowed to extract the last gram of precious metal even if it meant I had to crush the hills with my own hands and grind the rocks with my feet.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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