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materialize

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


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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

"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

They weren’t going to wait for promises that would probably never materialize.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

If any of those consensus predictions for the second quarter don’t materialize, then he recommends a series of strategies to exploit markets that are wrong-footed.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

Maybe Pili would materialize out of nowhere just in time to save him.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

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

Even if the box-office falloff materializes as expected, the film is still expected to be a success for Universal.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

Which brings the question back to what RevMed becomes if no deal materializes.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

“The Forsytes” is a clunky visual feast, but it’s also a new hot dish in an expanding buffet of eat-the-rich takes that materializes what one imagines a serialized adaptation of Gentlemen’s Quarterly would look like.

From Salon Mar. 28, 2026

I’m not expecting to see him again until lunch, but he materializes at my locker right before.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

Flipping through them three decades on, she realized what made dELiA*s and its ilk so different from the other mail-order catalogs that materialized every few months in her family’s mail pile like L.L.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

Many Venezuelans have already expressed disappointment that economic improvements expected after the U.S. intervention have not materialized.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

Average gas prices have already fallen below $4 a gallon this month as oil tanker traffic increased and steps toward the strait’s reopening materialized.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

These were among the more eye-catching commitments that never materialized but coming just two days after the listing of SpaceX on Nasdaq, this revenue forecast will generate investor interest — and controversy.

From MarketWatch Jun. 15, 2026

But if she thought it strange that two people and a pigeon had materialized out of nowhere, she didn’t say anything.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

Support is also materializing among state-owned enterprises, with actual orders placed, MS adds in a research note.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 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

Doing so would penalize some software companies for expenses that may not end up materializing to such an extreme degree, he added.

From MarketWatch Mar. 21, 2026

The seats around me were now filled with other students, and our teacher, Mr. Avenovich, was materializing at the front of the classroom.

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




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