materiel

Example Sentences

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In the first few weeks of the war we have seen how Iran has managed its tactical and materiel inferiority to some effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

This is especially "given both sides' reliance on external support for materiel".

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

Even the underground bunkers in which the materiel was stored may not have been totally destroyed.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2025

On 13 March, Russia said the situation in Kursk was "fully under our control" and that Ukraine had "abandoned" much of its materiel.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2025

In an effort to stop Japan, President Franklin Roosevelt imposed ever-increasing embargoes on materiel, such as scrap metal and aviation fuel.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand