materialize
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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
Yet the race has accelerated so quickly that it has become challenging to distinguish projects that are ready to build from those that might never materialize.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Even if more robust assistance were to materialize, the Saudis will still face tough choices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
“Those barrels could help, but they may not fully materialize, and what does arrive will likely still be too little, too late.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 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
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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
“If something materializes in five years, I’ll be surprised,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Even if only a portion of that projected spending materializes, Arcuri said it would support his “long-held conviction that industry WFE could approach” about $300 billion by 2029.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 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 echo of the announcer’s voice fades away as the virtual world materializes around us.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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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
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
Molchanova eventually moved to New York and started following Epstein’s advice, hoping she’d break into design, but no FIT education materialized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
A familiar setting materialized out of the darkness.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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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
Management has been calling for a “hockey stick” in AI consumption during the second half of 2026 and into 2027, and Blakey said the guidance boost suggests that dynamic is materializing ahead of schedule.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 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
I think I might expire from happiness or something, because if it is him, my shiny, future self might be materializing before my eyes.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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