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materialize

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


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He regularly comes across what he calls “ghost listings,” job postings that never materialize into a real role.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Right at the moment when more cracks materialize, Ye-ji invites this broken family for a shared weekend at Sang-woo’s vacation mansion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Once again, that prosperity has failed to materialize.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Yet the race has accelerated so quickly that it has become challenging to distinguish projects that are ready to build from those that might never materialize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

And in the very same way the Spirit long ago became manifest in the Body of Christ, the first cabbage rose began to materialize on my tablecloth.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

“Bottom line, I like treating this weakness as an opportunity rather than a warning, with my expectation being for a push back to new highs before a choppier period materializes into September,” he says.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

Whether it gets made, he said, depends on whether the fund materializes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 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

Even those whose families migrated here seeking a “better life” can speak to how uneven the American dream materializes across class, race and country of origin.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

A file materializes between us, hovering in the air like a glowing blue cube.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

Less than two years later, Villareal said the promise of her vote never materialized.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

The idea, which was met with fierce opposition from banks, hasn’t materialized.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Yet despite the early hype, many traditionalists had no love for the electric bikes, and the rush of new customers Harley envisioned never materialized.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Well before his alter ego materialized, and well before Hollywood found him, MacLachlan was prone to anxiety and fears of never fitting in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

But just then, a new arrival materialized on the staircase.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

The board noted that some upside risks to inflation are materializing, with the Middle East conflict and an AI investment boom stoking demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Data centers are mushrooming, so numerous and monolithic they seem abstract, until one starts materializing on the Conodoguinet Creek in Pennsylvania, where I grew up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

He doesn’t see “imminent” danger of any of the three risks he flagged materializing, which is why he’s staying bullish and “tactically positive on risk assets” — for now.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

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

In every battered neighborhood, Mariam found people materializing from the rubble and moving into the streets.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini


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