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materialize

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


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“Large capex numbers are easy to announce on paper, but the growth needs to materialize for SpaceX and the debt markets to continue to justify it.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

They instead materialize in other, less visible, ways.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

The third screenplay to materialize was “The Dog Stars.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

While El Niño’s anticipated effects don’t always materialize, on the coast “we tend to get stronger storms offshore, which mean that we get bigger waves reaching our coastline,” Smith said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

And I run, choking, my bag banging against my back, my face cut with branches that materialize from the gray haze without warning, because I know I am supposed to run.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

Istanbul materializes as a still, dreamlike place in this distinctly modern thriller.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

“Bottom line, I like treating this weakness as an opportunity rather than a warning, with my expectation being for a push back to new highs before a choppier period materializes into September,” he says.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

A bright blue first-place ribbon materializes and becomes the perfect accessory.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 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

I gape like a fish as Cook, as silent-footed as her mistress, materializes from behind the sheet I've just hung up.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

That effort eventually materialized into a special collection at UC San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

But a deal hasn’t materialized as the sides remained far apart on price.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

As we drove down to Orikum, a beach town south of Vlore, Aulon spoke at length about the other times they’ve been promised benefits from luxury tourist resorts that never materialized.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

Such lines of business have not yet materialized.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Often, a second figure materialized alongside Estelle, once so suddenly, that Kate reportedly “cried out in fear.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Fed officials who voted for no rate hikes would need stronger U.S. jobs numbers and more elevated inflation to be convinced, but the economist doesn’t see such data materializing.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

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

Management has been calling for a “hockey stick” in AI consumption during the second half of 2026 and into 2027, and Blakey said the guidance boost suggests that dynamic is materializing ahead of schedule.

From MarketWatch Apr. 23, 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

I think I might expire from happiness or something, because if it is him, my shiny, future self might be materializing before my eyes.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon




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