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materialize

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


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The remarks also came far in advance of the next meeting, before new economic developments could materialize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 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

At the same time, a home-price crash isn’t about to materialize, she stressed.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

It was an aboriginal darkness now that Toomer studied, waiting for a face or a voice to materialize.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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

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

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

Several times a day Mrs. Byrne materializes in the sewing room like a phantom, but she never picks up a needle.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

In retrospect, Bonilla, 31, finds great irony in how that initial foray into professional acting fictionally materialized her Mexican immigrant parents’ worst nightmare.

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

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

The phones were reconnected, and women materialized to answer them.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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

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

The Bank of Canada report found businesses and households remain stable, with fears of trade tensions and mortgage renewals not materializing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

In each location the reunion drew large crowds, in which witnesses claimed they saw two ghosts from a bygone era materializing one final time for the benefit of the present generation.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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