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matter

[mat-er] / ˈmæt ər /








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A giant inflatable UFC Freedom 250 boxing glove that looks vaguely like the Black Lives Matter fist.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026

At the height of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020 she penned an open letter titled "An inconvenient truth" to then-Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden reflecting on her experiences fighting systemic racism.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

"When making tools for chemists, the user interface matters a lot, and previous tools relied on cumbersome filters and rules," says Andres M Bran, the first author of the Synthegy paper published in Matter.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

LIEBERMAN: Salish Matter is a huge YouTuber that loves Starbucks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Matter was more densely compacted in these lumps than elsewhere.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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