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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

“How it’s not linear. Memory folds and creases and coils. This is where sculpture comes in. It helps me materialize these ideas and feelings.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

If it did, expectations for a strong rebound this fall may not materialize.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

“Large capex numbers are easy to announce on paper, but the growth needs to materialize for SpaceX and the debt markets to continue to justify it.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

There was some talk from both of them about coming up to Hampden, to watch me walk down the aisle, but this did not materialize and I was not very surprised when it didn’t.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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

A hovercraft materializes and a ladder drops down.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

That effort eventually materialized into a special collection at UC San Diego.

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

The firm, which bought Aevex in 2020, hired Jefferies in late 2023 to solicit bids for sale, a person familiar with the matter said, but a deal never materialized.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

“Despite the goal with these incentives being to attract filmmaking and lead to economic stimulus, that’s not materialized in the data,” Button said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

We both heard an entrance alert chime as Art3mis materialized at the top of the staircase.

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

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

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

As my avatar finished materializing, I looked down and realized that the floor I’d been standing on earlier was now gone.

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




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