materialize
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If it did, expectations for a strong rebound this fall may not materialize.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
They instead materialize in other, less visible, ways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
If a September rate hike doesn’t materialize, investors can’t keep demanding higher yields on concerns the Fed hasn’t got inflation under control, the strategist argued.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
As a Fed governor 15 years ago, Warsh was more worried about inflation than nearly all of his colleagues, and for years it didn’t materialize.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
And yet so great was the cry for milk for children that the cow seemed to materialize from the very hunger of the people, until one could almost see the animal loping down the street.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
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“Bottom line, I like treating this weakness as an opportunity rather than a warning, with my expectation being for a push back to new highs before a choppier period materializes into September,” he says.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Yet, when a convenient windfall materializes, analysts eagerly wave it through to boost the bottom line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 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
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
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
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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
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
The firm, which bought Aevex in 2020, hired Jefferies in late 2023 to solicit bids for sale, a person familiar with the matter said, but a deal never materialized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
A majestic horse materialized next to the fountain.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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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
Sure enough, the same woman’s spirit joined them— repeatedly fading and materializing.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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