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materialize

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


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The artificial-intelligence investment boom is the primary driver of growth, and if the productivity increases investors expect from it materialize, growth may be about to exceed anything we have seen for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

But charging providers are building to meet future demand that still may never materialize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

If higher prices materialize, they would come soonest in fresh meat, dairy and produce, she said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Young voters said they felt frustrated waiting for a better economy that has yet to materialize.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

As if Chucha not only gives answers but makes them materialize, a face appears at the window of the small house.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez

The El Niño climate pattern materializes erratically every two to seven years and can last up to a year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 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

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

Which brings the question back to what RevMed becomes if no deal materializes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

Volkheimer’s antic ash-dusted face materializes in front of Werner, his rank insignia partially torn off one shoulder.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Where the worry has materialized is over his support with Black voters, among whom Abdul El-Sayed performed poorly in the primary.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

In retrospect, Bonilla, 31, finds great irony in how that initial foray into professional acting fictionally materialized her Mexican immigrant parents’ worst nightmare.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 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

And when the man in black had somehow materialized to spoil his plans, the Prince came close to going insane with rage.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

German headcount reduction targets don’t appear to be materializing, while a production shift to low-cost countries is unlikely to accelerate until 2030.

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

The bond-market worry about rising prices is materializing on construction sites and on the shelves of home-improvement centers and hardware stores.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 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

“Um... what about that materializing/ teleporting thing you guys do?”

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan


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