matter
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The Sun is constantly spewing out matter and charged particles, sometimes unleashing full-blown solar storms that shoot out giant explosions of plasma and other matter.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
No matter how the new leadership team operates, the Noma name will continue to be tied inextricably with Redzepi’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The Food and Drug Administration has launched a traceback investigation related to the matter, with a focus on jalapenos as well as other items.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
They collect heat and organic matter, which mosquitoes feed on during their larval stage, and are almost impossible to empty once water pools inside.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
No matter what I did, I could never get all of it out.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
"Survivors have heard promises before, so what matters now is action, not headlines."
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
It did not help matters that the game was essentially a home fixture for Belgium, whose fans filled the stadium in Lille, fewer than 10 miles from the Belgian border.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
“We all make mistakes—what matters is recognizing them and changing course,” Solís said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Understanding why he matters means understanding that the modern federal government is shaped not only by elected officials but also by attorneys who craft legal arguments justifying government action.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Who is she to decide such matters? It is yours, is it not?”
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
But where was that fury in the room, when it could have mattered?
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
Once in office, she championed issues that had mattered to him, including ceding control of the Panama Canal.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Tucker, Betts, Snell, Glasnow and Díaz are making more this year than a dozen MLB teams are paying for their entire rosters, and their limited production has hardly mattered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Zhang was able to establish relationships with "whoever mattered locally - both the official side and the unofficial side", Alex says.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
She couldn’t think of anything to say, but that hardly mattered.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
The revenue Huang points to is years from mattering; most of today’s physical-AI money is self-driving and factory automation rather than humanoids.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
We’ll see several startling upsets in this round that won’t end up mattering, along with a disheartening number of 0-0 and 1-1 draws.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
But, with more than a bit of desperation, he regards his work in miniaturization as his “last chance at greatness,” greatness mattering to him a great deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
These ingredients offer both a diagnosis—why retirement can feel destabilizing—and a solution for strengthening your mattering span at any age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026
And he found himself thinking that maybe stories don't just make us matter to each other—maybe they're also the only way to the infinite mattering he'd been after for so long.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
Vocabulary lists containing matter
The Mother of All Lists: Mater, Matr
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Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer - Introductory
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