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materialize

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


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How hard he’s willing to push for that change will be an interesting story to follow should his speakership ever materialize.

From Slate Jul. 18, 2026

Multiple setbacks and deadline extensions later, lithium has yet to materialize even as industry job training programs graduate students into careers that have not arrived in the area.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

"For some of us, those threats have come very close, and all of us live with the knowledge that they may again materialize," Kagan, a liberal justice, told lawmakers in the House hearing.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

If any of those consensus predictions for the second quarter don’t materialize, then he recommends a series of strategies to exploit markets that are wrong-footed.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

And in the very same way the Spirit long ago became manifest in the Body of Christ, the first cabbage rose began to materialize on my tablecloth.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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

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

Such lines of business have not yet materialized.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

The deal was supposed to help him secure a Trump pardon after a federal gun case, but the pardon never materialized, and Boosie is now trying to recover part of the money through arbitration.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

As helium supply tightened, industry observers said spot prices more than doubled early in the war on fears that shortages would disrupt the semiconductor industry—but the feared crunch never materialized.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Many Venezuelans have already expressed disappointment that economic improvements expected after the U.S. intervention have not materialized.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

Another D.I. materialized from behind the barracks, issued some sharp, resonant orders and soon the platoon was moving toward the mess hall.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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

Yoga was only just materializing on the fringes of American culture.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

Doing so would penalize some software companies for expenses that may not end up materializing to such an extreme degree, he added.

From MarketWatch Mar. 21, 2026

For casting director Gabriel Domingues, putting together the ensemble of “The Secret Agent” meant materializing characters inspired by director Kleber Mendonça Filho’s recollections.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 24, 2026

Sure enough, the same woman’s spirit joined them— repeatedly fading and materializing.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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