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material

[muh-teer-ee-uhl] / məˈtɪər i əl /






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What’s sad is that I’m often not looking for leisure material.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

When Dawud Burke, D4vd's father, fought against the summons in a Texas court he included material from the California case that had not been previously available to the public.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Morgan added that current valuations require investors to “dial forward” to 2028 earnings and that visibility needs to improve further to support material upside to the current share prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Shale is a fine-grained rock that often contains organic material, and it can also host minerals like pyrite.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

The finished costume of rich red silk lay across her bed, and she was busy draping reams of sunny yellow material across the foot of mine.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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