pure

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Since 2012, the facility has been refining pure metals from raw materials mined in Western Australia, in an intensive and complicated separation procedure.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

For example, when pure lithium comes into contact with water, it produces heat and releases hydrogen gas, which is extremely flammable.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

“It is taking some of the wind out of the sails of pure seed-stage funds,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“Margo’s Got Money Problems” can be terribly sentimental, almost corny — the climax is pure Hollywood — but undeniably effective.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

“My father gave it to me, and it’s made of pure gold.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff