materialize
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Global household wealth surged last year as expectations of bumper profits from artificial intelligence pushed equity prices to new highs, but that threatens an economically damaging correction should those profits fail to materialize.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
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
"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
They weren’t going to wait for promises that would probably never materialize.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
And in the very same way the Spirit long ago became manifest in the Body of Christ, the first cabbage rose began to materialize on my tablecloth.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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A bright blue first-place ribbon materializes and becomes the perfect accessory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Even if a peace deal eventually materializes, the oil price isn’t likely to fall back to levels seen before the war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
For the full year, Wall Street projects SLB to grow annual sales about 2%, an outlook that could prove to be conservative if the postconflict scenario materializes sooner rather than later.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
Detection is the foundation: radar, radio-frequency sensing, acoustic systems and electro-optical cameras that establish airspace awareness before a threat materializes.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026
The moment its bottom touches the edge, I can already see the worst-case scenario playing in my head, but it isn’t until he lets go of the Comet that my worst fear materializes into reality.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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Such lines of business have not yet materialized.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
None of those solutions has so far materialized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Many Venezuelans have already expressed disappointment that economic improvements expected after the U.S. intervention have not materialized.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
The position never materialized, but McAfee still benefited from the change in administration.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
The source of the mischief materialized on the other end of the hayloft on the railing.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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
Airline mergers have been notoriously difficult to complete in recent years, and while it isn’t impossible, UBS analysts said the chances of a deal materializing “are probably remote.”
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
Yoga was only just materializing on the fringes of American culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 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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