boilerplate (n.) 1831, "iron rolled in large, flat plates for use in making steam boilers," from boiler + plate (n.). In newspaper (and now information technology) slang, the sense of "unit of writing that can be used over and over without change" is attested by 1887.
Read Moreboilerplate (n.) 1831, "iron rolled in large, flat plates for use in making steam boilers," from boiler + plate (n.). In newspaper (and now information technology) slang, the sense of "unit of writing that can be used over and over without change" is attested by 1887.
Read MoreIn China, switching away from small coal boilers for air quality reasons continues. Both of these factors weighed on non-power coal demand in 2020. Measures to slow the transmission of Covid-19, notably in the first half of 2020, resulted in an unusual drop in electricity demand.
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