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materialize

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


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The third screenplay to materialize was “The Dog Stars.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

If a September rate hike doesn’t materialize, investors can’t keep demanding higher yields on concerns the Fed hasn’t got inflation under control, the strategist argued.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

As a Fed governor 15 years ago, Warsh was more worried about inflation than nearly all of his colleagues, and for years it didn’t materialize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

She said that the ROI for these assistants didn’t materialize on day one, although that’s typical with most new technology experiences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Maybe Pili would materialize out of nowhere just in time to save him.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

“Bottom line, I like treating this weakness as an opportunity rather than a warning, with my expectation being for a push back to new highs before a choppier period materializes into September,” he says.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

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

High above the dying campfire a hovercraft materializes.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

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

Wright said that the so-called SaaSpocalypse narratives never actually materialized in business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

The black craters in my father’s chest often materialized on chalkboards, and I saw the sagging cavity of his mouth on the pages of my textbooks.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Fed officials who voted for no rate hikes would need stronger U.S. jobs numbers and more elevated inflation to be convinced, but the economist doesn’t see such data materializing.

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

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

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

In every battered neighborhood, Mariam found people materializing from the rubble and moving into the streets.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini




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