materialize
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Higher yields should eventually support investment income as banks reinvest maturing securities, but this benefit will take time to materialize, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
However, provisioning for losses that may never materialize is a questionable precaution, not least because economic and financial conditions are notoriously difficult to predict.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
“If the clouds don’t materialize, then Wednesday could be a real problem, and temperatures could really jump up,” Gomberg said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
If it did, expectations for a strong rebound this fall may not materialize.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
“For sure,” Mapper said, narrowing his eyes at the drawing as if a master attack plan would materialize if he just squinted it into existence.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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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
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
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Well before his alter ego materialized, and well before Hollywood found him, MacLachlan was prone to anxiety and fears of never fitting in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
That effort eventually materialized into a special collection at UC San Diego.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Yet, despite interventions from President Trump, a deal between the two sides to stitch the sport back together never materialized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 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
A few seconds later, Shoto logged back into his account, and his avatar materialized a short distance in front of me, in the exact spot where he’d been killed a few hours earlier.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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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
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 same-store sales streak and the new customers are a signal that the brand’s turnaround is materializing, Jefferies analyst Corey Tarlowe said in a note on Tuesday.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
He acknowledged the Fed “can’t bank on” productivity gains materializing, and said much work needs to be done to evaluate the AI impact before building policy around it.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 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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