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
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
If higher prices materialize, they would come soonest in fresh meat, dairy and produce, she said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Finally, today, farmhouses begin to appear, and then come the gas stations and feed stores that mean a city is about to materialize.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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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
“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
I gape like a fish as Cook, as silent-footed as her mistress, materializes from behind the sheet I've just hung up.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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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
While many on Wall Street are warning that high rates could pull money out of the stock market and into higher yielding bonds, so far that hasn’t materialized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 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
Mami materialized on the porch steps as if she’d been expecting him.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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The board noted that some upside risks to inflation are materializing, with the Middle East conflict and an AI investment boom stoking demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 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
Airline mergers have been notoriously difficult to complete in recent years, and while it isn’t impossible, UBS analysts said the chances of a deal materializing “are probably remote.”
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 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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