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material

[muh-teer-ee-uhl] / məˈtɪər i əl /






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For Heidi Schwegler, co-founder of Yucca Valley Material Lab — a nonprofit residency and creative compound — the fair has already proved its value.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

"Material losses can be made up for, but people do not come back."

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The team described its oxygen targeting gel approach in Nature Communications Material.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026

That includes Anew Material, a company making nail polish that it says is free of petrochemicals and microplastics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Material things can’t love you like a father can!

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers




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