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materialize

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


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Even if more robust assistance were to materialize, the Saudis will still face tough choices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Yet the race has accelerated so quickly that it has become challenging to distinguish projects that are ready to build from those that might never materialize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

But that doesn’t mean those ideas should materialize.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

“Whether this scenario is going to materialize, I don’t know, but this is a plausible scenario.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

If a single thing went wrong—the rental truck broke down, the apartment wasn’t available, a job didn’t materialize swiftly—Jesse and Eric didn’t even have enough money to get back to Idaho.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

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 if only a portion of that projected spending materializes, Arcuri said it would support his “long-held conviction that industry WFE could approach” about $300 billion by 2029.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 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

Even if a peace deal eventually materializes, the oil price isn’t likely to fall back to levels seen before the war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

The hovercraft materializes overhead and two ladders drop, only there's no way I'm letting go of Peeta.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

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

“Despite the BOJ’s rate hikes and higher long-term interest rates, the dampening effect of rate increases on loan demand has not materialized so far,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

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

The stallion materialized right behind the gryphon, brought down his front hooves, and smashed the monster to dust.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

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 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

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

The seats around me were now filled with other students, and our teacher, Mr. Avenovich, was materializing at the front of the classroom.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline


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