material
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L&VW said on Tuesday that the new offer had "material improvements" on the old one, and would benefit customers.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
TNT, the explosive material in artillery shells, is also scarce and Europe now has just a single factory that makes it, in Poland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Nitrocellulose, also known as guncotton, is the indispensable chemical material in virtually all modern ammunition systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
These signals act like molecular fingerprints, allowing researchers to determine the chemical structure of the material.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
What still shocked him, however, was that the market had been so slow to assimilate material information.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
But he warns that if training becomes too narrow, apprentices can end up lacking a proper understanding of materials, methods, tooling, quality and process.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
They were materials that he read, and he critiqued.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Eugene Kim designed the interior of the spa, importing nearly all the materials and most of the furniture from Korea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
They control the processing of key raw materials including lithium, cobalt and graphite.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
I said as we settled onto our lab stools and started rearranging our materials.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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