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material

[muh-teer-ee-uhl] / məˈtɪər i əl /






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Oil shale, or blaze as it is sometimes known in Scotland, is a material that was historically mined from the bedrock.

From BBC

Curtis had posted a promo for the new episodes of “Rehab Addict,” which hasn’t showed new material since last summer.

From Los Angeles Times

Apple has said its app is focused on journalism of "quality", which does not include content such as personal blogs, promotional material, or reports from websites that primarily aggregate or rewrite content from other publishers.

From BBC

Meanwhile, sectors like energy, materials and consumer staples have raced ahead, a trend that continued to pick up steam this week.

From MarketWatch

The site uses nine factors to judge reliability, including whether an organization publishes material that is “significantly false or egregiously misleading.”

From The Wall Street Journal