yellow metal
Britishnoun
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a type of brass having about 60 per cent copper and 40 per cent zinc
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another name for gold
Example Sentences
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While the $4,000 an ounce support level for the yellow metal appears to be intact, there is “little conviction that further stress across financial markets will drive significant flows into the precious metal,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Grant expects the yellow metal to rebound to $4,500 an ounce this year.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
The yellow metal rallied sharply last year and extended its gains into early 2026, helped by central-bank buying and worries about profligate spending and currency debasement around the world — but particularly in the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
However, a sustained hawkish turn in the monetary policy outlook could be a headwind, at least temporarily, for the yellow metal, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
Pieces of yellow metal were strewn across the road.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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