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as in object
one that has a real and independent existence
the docudrama really wasn't a commodity until the television networks started creating their own feature-length movies
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Recent Examples of commodity
Theft of truck loads of green coffee beans is surging in the United States, the world's largest importer of the commodity, as prices for the beans increased to all-time highs in the last year, according to transportation companies.
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Marcelo Teixeira, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
The agency works with America’s waterways to support commodities and provide recreation at campgrounds, lakes and marinas, according to its website.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
There are reasons for governments to stockpile essential commodities.
—Ben Walsh, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025
As Ramamurti explained on a call with reporters, the U.S. has reserves in commodities like petroleum in order to take action in the market when costs are hurting Americans.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
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Marcelo Teixeira, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
The agency works with America’s waterways to support commodities and provide recreation at campgrounds, lakes and marinas, according to its website.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
There are reasons for governments to stockpile essential commodities.
—Ben Walsh, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025
As Ramamurti explained on a call with reporters, the U.S. has reserves in commodities like petroleum in order to take action in the market when costs are hurting Americans.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commodity
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The team wants to determine whether the galaxy and its rapid evolution are truly unique, or if there are more like it in the early universe since a single celestial object is not enough to establish a new model of galaxy formation, Carniani said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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His wrists were slit and there were traces of being hit by a large object and it was discovered that there was poison in his system.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
20 Mar. 2025
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Despite all this, Kelly Moore claims that on Jan. 3, Brooks sent Drue Moore a letter purportedly terminating his involvement with Winthrop and its affiliated entities.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Dollar Tree, an excellent operator, bought Family Dollar, a terrible entity, for almost $9 billion a decade ago.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2025
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Monthly export tallies had seen a slight improvement in January, but February’s poor performance amounted to an overall decline of 2.4 percent in the first two months of 2025.—
Lily Templeton,
WWD,
20 Mar. 2025
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Already, his Department of Energy has issued go-ahead permits to five new LNG export facility projects, including Wednesday’s permit issued to Venture Global to move forward with plans to expand its Cameron LNG facility in South Louisiana.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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For example, the drug court model positions the criminal justice system to connect individuals with substance use disorder to life-saving treatment and social services.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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In the Great Plains, tribal leaders are able to fund care for substance abuse—a problem that Native Americans have historically faced—and food assistance programs.—
Solcyré Burga,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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Even with Mauritius picking up some of the slack left by China and Cambodia, many researchers worry the supply of these animals may falter.—
ByRefael Kubersky,
science.org,
20 Mar. 2025
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Demand is outstripping supply in areas like machine learning and robotics.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Understanding the reality of innovation can help individuals and organizations stop chasing windmills and, instead, harness their creative potential and build cultures that foster productive and profitable change.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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People who were paying close attention to certain corners of the internet saw this reality coming more than a decade ago in Gamergate, in which an angry online mob waged a virulent harassment campaign against women and diversity in the video game industry.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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Retailers purchase inventory from wholesalers, and solo wholesalers sold a lot of merchandise in 2022.—
Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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As the end of the sale nears, the company running things becomes more and more anxious to sell as much of the merchandise as possible.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Commodity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commodity. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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