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materialize

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


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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

Young voters said they felt frustrated waiting for a better economy that has yet to materialize.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 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

While El Niño’s anticipated effects don’t always materialize, on the coast “we tend to get stronger storms offshore, which mean that we get bigger waves reaching our coastline,” Smith said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

And he didn’t materialize slowly, the way an avatar normally did when logging into a chat room.

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

Banks will have decisions to make if a Fed rate hike materializes Wednesday, Gordon said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 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

Regional governments are getting involved, with Bavaria committing up to 400 million euros to Proxima if federal funding also materializes.

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

Sure, I love the idea of our family’s archenemies turning into sycophantic suck-ups, but when the strange actually materializes into reality, it definitely leaves you reeling.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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

Pride said she rewatched the original series, paying particular attention to the shift that materialized in Season 2 when Allen was brought on to overhaul it, as a starting point.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Ultimately, the deal between the PGA Tour and PIF never materialized, and the Saudis pulled out of LIV this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

He insisted that a deal was “imminent” although one hasn’t materialized yet.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

But how had her mother materialized so quickly from Lola’s bedside?

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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

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

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

Airline mergers have been notoriously difficult to complete in recent years, and while it’s not impossible, UBS analysts said the chances of a deal materializing “are probably remote.”

From Barron's Apr. 14, 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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