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material

[muh-teer-ee-uhl] / məˈtɪər i əl /






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A spokesman for the HSE said "no material breach of law" was identified in its investigation.

From BBC

“Gold’s appeal as an all-weather hedge relative to fixed income should continue to attract material investor demand into 2026, and possibly beyond,” the trade group said Thursday in its quarterly report.

From The Wall Street Journal

Phan credits his first interest in fabrics to his parents' curtain shop, where material was always abundant.

From Barron's

This explains why most quantum research consists of some kind of modeling problem—and why quantum is expected to have an outsized impact in the areas of drug discovery and materials science.

From Barron's

Hazardous materials and urban search and rescue teams also responded to the scene, he said.

From Los Angeles Times