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material

[muh-teer-ee-uhl] / məˈtɪər i əl /






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That's where many residents are still dealing with the fallout from the discovery that their homes were built with a potentially dangerous building material.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

North Korea currently has an estimated 60 nuclear warheads, plus enough fissile material to make at least 90 more, according to a new estimate by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

He genuinely liked the material, and he liked the way we were ascending, building our audience and growing creatively and commercially.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Evans surmises the fish that survived were in an area of the creek where less charred material and sediment were swept in.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

It was made of T-shirt material and ended in a little pouch just big enough for cradling a skunk kit.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold




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