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materialize

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


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And while Los Angeles arts organizations and neighboring cities are already commissioning work and developing neighborhood celebrations, critics say a more formal and cohesive plan has failed to materialize.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 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

Higher yields should eventually support investment income as banks reinvest maturing securities, but this benefit will take time to materialize, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

“For sure,” Mapper said, narrowing his eyes at the drawing as if a master attack plan would materialize if he just squinted it into existence.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

“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

Yet, when a convenient windfall materializes, analysts eagerly wave it through to boost the bottom line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Whether it gets made, he said, depends on whether the fund materializes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 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

In a flash, he pounces right as Jena materializes.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

Pelinka mentioned the possibility of consolidation trades to reach the maximum number, but no transactions have materialized, especially with the Lakers trying to cling to their limited draft assets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 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

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

But that so-called SaaSpocalypse hasn’t materialized, says Heard on the Street’s Asa Fitch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

After some initial confusion over how a sheep had suddenly materialized in the observatory, the children jostled for turns to look through the lens at the unsuspecting creature.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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

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

He acknowledged the Fed “can’t bank on” productivity gains materializing, and said much work needs to be done to evaluate the AI impact before building policy around it.

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 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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