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[mat-er] / ˈmæt ər /








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Appeared in the May 27, 2026, print edition as 'In a Year, Will Iran Matter?'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Gavito pointed to 2020, when the popular support Black Lives Matter movement largely aligned behind the Biden campaign as an example of when standing with a movement can help a campaign.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

"When making tools for chemists, the user interface matters a lot, and previous tools relied on cumbersome filters and rules," says Andres M Bran, the first author of the Synthegy paper published in Matter.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

Black Lives Matter L.A. has scheduled a Sunday vigil to honor him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

For Matter hath no life nor perception, is not conscious of its own existence, nor capable of happiness, nor gives the Sacrifice of Praise and Worship to the Author of its Being.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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