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materialize

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


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And while Los Angeles arts organizations and neighboring cities are already commissioning work and developing neighborhood celebrations, critics say a more formal and cohesive plan has failed to materialize.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

The remarks also came far in advance of the next meeting, before new economic developments could materialize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Darkness began to materialize, a black coat for each of them.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

Whether it gets made, he said, depends on whether the fund materializes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

“If something materializes in five years, I’ll be surprised,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 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

The landscape materializes, one caress at a time.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

Pelinka mentioned the possibility of consolidation trades to reach the maximum number, but no transactions have materialized, especially with the Lakers trying to cling to their limited draft assets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

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

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

Kevin drove slowly now; potholes suddenly materialized in the middle of the road, and he followed the swerving motion of the car ahead of us.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

SYDNEY—Reserve Bank of Australia Gov. Michele Bullock warned Friday that the central bank’s concerns regarding stubborn inflation are materializing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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

“At the moment, we think the chances of this deal materializing are probably remote,” they write.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

Their reply: the move “cost a few percentage points at the U.S. index level – a fair price to avoid a far costlier downside scenario materializing from worsening supply disruptions.”

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 14, 2026

The Assassin stepped forward, materializing from the tree line as if out of thin air.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee


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