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materialize

[muh-teer-ee-uh-lahyz] / məˈtɪər i əˌlaɪz /


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How hard he’s willing to push for that change will be an interesting story to follow should his speakership ever materialize.

From Slate Jul. 18, 2026

Multiple setbacks and deadline extensions later, lithium has yet to materialize even as industry job training programs graduate students into careers that have not arrived in the area.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

"For some of us, those threats have come very close, and all of us live with the knowledge that they may again materialize," Kagan, a liberal justice, told lawmakers in the House hearing.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

If any of those consensus predictions for the second quarter don’t materialize, then he recommends a series of strategies to exploit markets that are wrong-footed.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

There was some talk from both of them about coming up to Hampden, to watch me walk down the aisle, but this did not materialize and I was not very surprised when it didn’t.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Whether it gets made, he said, depends on whether the fund materializes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

“If something materializes in five years, I’ll be surprised,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Even if the box-office falloff materializes as expected, the film is still expected to be a success for Universal.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

Even those whose families migrated here seeking a “better life” can speak to how uneven the American dream materializes across class, race and country of origin.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2026

This is what happens: A hovercraft marked with the Capitol’s seal materializes directly over the barricaded children.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

He insisted that a deal was “imminent” although one hasn’t materialized yet.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Such lines of business have not yet materialized.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Flipping through them three decades on, she realized what made dELiA*s and its ilk so different from the other mail-order catalogs that materialized every few months in her family’s mail pile like L.L.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

Production at some plants was halted for regulatory violations, while less than 7% of the investment agreements he oversaw materialized, according to party authorities, who expelled the official and transferred his case to prosecutors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Before long, a female spirit materialized near a cabinet along the wall.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

He doesn’t see “imminent” danger of any of the three risks he flagged materializing, which is why he’s staying bullish and “tactically positive on risk assets” — for now.

From MarketWatch Jun. 3, 2026

The Bank of Canada report found businesses and households remain stable, with fears of trade tensions and mortgage renewals not materializing.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

“At the moment, we think the chances of this deal materializing are probably remote,” they write.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

For casting director Gabriel Domingues, putting together the ensemble of “The Secret Agent” meant materializing characters inspired by director Kleber Mendonça Filho’s recollections.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 24, 2026

I think of them glowing in the dark, with a lurid sulfur-yellow light; I think of curling wisps of mist coming out of them and materializing on top of my bureau.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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