Critical minerals

• Micro: no. It needs 3 rises in a row and has 0. It has 10 publishers, and the test here is fewer than 10.
• Macro: not possible here. It appeared in 11 of the latest 12 weeks and came from 10 publishers, where 10 are needed, but nearly every publisher here belongs to one government.

The tests are in Method 1.3. A topic is a subject. It carries no claim, so nothing here says what any document argues.

A separate count from SEC EDGAR full-text search, in six report forms. Through the week of October 26, 2026, 398 documents matched in the latest 12 weeks, and 1,709 in the latest 52, against 1,017 in the 52 before (+68%). These are not added to the Federal Register count above.

• The test in company filings: passes. It appeared in 12 of the latest 12 weeks, from 30+ filers in 5 regions. Passing here alone is not a macro trend, under Method 1.3.

"critical mineral" OR "critical minerals"

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A separate count from Open States, of bills and resolutions with the phrase in their title or summary. Through the week of October 19, 2026, 0 bills matched in the latest 12 weeks, and 4 in the latest 52, against 11 in the 52 before. These are not added to the other counts above.

• The test in state bills: does not pass. It appeared in 0 of the latest 12 weeks, from 0 legislatures in 0 regions. Passing here alone is not a macro trend, under Method 1.3.

critical mineral or critical minerals

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