â A precious metal is an expensive metal (such as gold) that is used especially for jewelry. â see also semiprecious. diamonds and other precious stones. precious jewels/jewelry. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples.
Al Jazeera English newsroom, Doha, 2008. News is information about current events. Journalists provide news through many different media, based on word of mouth, printing, postal systems, broadcasting, electronic communication, and also on their own testimony, as witnesses of relevant events.
News content usually cites sources for the information provided. These are the people quoted, or the documents or reports or data being referred to. As you read, listen or watch a piece of content, note who is being cited. If itâs text, print it out and circle the sources.