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material

[muh-teer-ee-uhl] / məˈtɪər i əl /






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In its case, the material would be sent to a separation plant operated by the Franco-Belgian chemicals company Solvay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Only 10 minutes in and Rush could go anywhere, into nearly 50 years of material.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Shelton said Nasa allowed the team to use their material which mean they had access to "the world's finest pictures".

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

At this thickness, the metal undergoes a transition from a strained state caused by the underlying material to a more relaxed atomic arrangement.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

The finished costume of rich red silk lay across her bed, and she was busy draping reams of sunny yellow material across the foot of mine.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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