materialize
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Those promises have yet to materialize, but Tesla has recently made progress toward its autonomous goals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
But it was also something specific to this band: the ultimate Texan vindication, which happened to materialize while the Chicks were getting ready backstage.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026
Even though bond yields have declined, it looks like the Fed still may take an aggressive response — which would mean the boost gold prices often get from declining yields likely wouldn’t materialize.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
The executives who will reap the profits of these deals always promise they’ll produce lower prices, greater choice and overall a consumer nirvana, which never seem to materialize.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Aristotle argued that such traits—not material to start with—could not materialize into semen.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Istanbul materializes as a still, dreamlike place in this distinctly modern thriller.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Whether it gets made, he said, depends on whether the fund materializes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Even if the box-office falloff materializes as expected, the film is still expected to be a success for Universal.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 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
The moment its bottom touches the edge, I can already see the worst-case scenario playing in my head, but it isn’t until he lets go of the Comet that my worst fear materializes into reality.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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Less than two years later, Villareal said the promise of her vote never materialized.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
The idea, which was met with fierce opposition from banks, hasn’t materialized.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 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
“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
The same pattern materialized later in the 1790s, when Jefferson embraced two misguided propositions about European affairs.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Data centers are mushrooming, so numerous and monolithic they seem abstract, until one starts materializing on the Conodoguinet Creek in Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
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
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
G’ma says, materializing, it seems, at Scoob’s shoulder and reaching for the vibrating device.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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