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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
Ensuring your brand is well-defined and consistent helps distinguish your business from competitors and can make the difference between commodity and premium pricing for your products or services.
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Lien De Pau, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Its prosperity was primarily based on a single strategic commodity: the horse.
—David Chaffetz, Fortune Asia, 15 Dec. 2024
Patients are consumers; doctors are providers; health care is a commodity.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
Higher demand should, barring a deluge of excessive supply, lead to favorable prices of the commodity, benefitting companies like Coterra that produce it.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
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Lien De Pau, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Its prosperity was primarily based on a single strategic commodity: the horse.
—David Chaffetz, Fortune Asia, 15 Dec. 2024
Patients are consumers; doctors are providers; health care is a commodity.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
Higher demand should, barring a deluge of excessive supply, lead to favorable prices of the commodity, benefitting companies like Coterra that produce it.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commodity
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The leading cause of food recalls are bacteria, foreign objects and allergens that are triggered when products are exposed to wheat, dairy and nuts, often due to cross contamination.Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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Kat Dunbar spotted the strange object early one night several weeks ago while driving home with her children, and she was stumped.Alyce McFadden, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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Companies, government entities, and even our military will need to think carefully about mitigation, adaptation, and resilience strategies.Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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All for-profit activities of OpenAI and its related entities should be paused to protect investors and consumers alike.Alex Heath, The Verge, 14 Dec. 2024
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That hit California’s exports of major farm products, bringing losses for growers of walnuts, almonds and other crops.Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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As retaliation, Beijing hit back by imposing fresh curbs on exports of germanium and gallium and other materials elements essential for making semiconductors and other high tech equipment.Wayne Chang, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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Cholesterol is a fat-like substance naturally produced by your body.Jillian Kubala, Health, 11 Dec. 2024
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The melodrama is packed with more style – so, so much style – than narrative substance, though Jolie (who earned a Golden Globe nomination this week for her portrayal) fully commits to the role both emotionally and musically.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Thus, there could be support for oil prices in the short-term, perhaps adding $10 a barrel in the first half of 2025, but then an agreement would restore the sanctioned supply and bring pressure on the market later.Michael Lynch, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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When war interrupted that supply in 2022, American authorities urgently began to rekindle domestic uranium mining and enrichment.Dylan Baddour, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024
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In less than two months, the reality competition series will return for Season 27, featuring the return of original coach Adam Levine.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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But as the all-too-common realities of onboarding set in, that motivation often takes a sharp dip, turning to doubt and frustration as customers navigate the setup process.Paul Holder, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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While most folks start thinking about Christmas in November, Rathbone says her season begins in January, when the store selects merchandise for the following holiday rush.Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
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Rolling Loud tickets, merchandise and additional information can be purchased or found here.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Commodity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commodity. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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