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material

[muh-teer-ee-uhl] / məˈtɪər i əl /






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All this will be to your tastes or not, but credit Mr. McInerney with not being self-important about his material.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The US Navy has also said it will intercept ships it suspects of carrying "contraband" including oil, petroleum products, weapons, munitions and nuclear material linked to Iran.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The advantage of shopping online, of course, is that you can browse from an almost infinite number of items by material, color and size.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

What’s sad is that I’m often not looking for leisure material.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“If you don’t know the material yet, you’re not going to retain it!”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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