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materialize

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


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Predictions of an AI-driven hiring wipeout have yet to materialize.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

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

Ramps and chutes clatter to the ground, and six- and eight-horse hitches materialize from nowhere, spread out on the dirt.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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

Regional governments are getting involved, with Bavaria committing up to 400 million euros to Proxima if federal funding also materializes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

If this price materializes, we would buy the at-the-money straddle at the close of trading on April 16, just before the earnings are announced.

From MarketWatch Apr. 9, 2026

One can enter here and if strength materializes add to above a double bottom pivot of $436.45.

From Barron's Apr. 1, 2026

A crowd materializes from the darkness as my eyes adjust.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

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

But that job, which never materialized, was not going to be as a recruiter, she said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

Production at some plants was halted for regulatory violations, while less than 7% of the investment agreements he oversaw materialized, according to party authorities, who expelled the official and transferred his case to prosecutors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Kevin drove slowly now; potholes suddenly materialized in the middle of the road, and he followed the swerving motion of the car ahead of us.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

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

Airline mergers have been notoriously difficult to complete in recent years, and while it isn’t impossible, UBS analysts said the chances of a deal materializing “are probably remote.”

From Barron's Apr. 14, 2026

The Assassin stepped forward, materializing from the tree line as if out of thin air.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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