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materialize

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


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Young voters said they felt frustrated waiting for a better economy that has yet to materialize.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

The third screenplay to materialize was “The Dog Stars.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

They instead materialize in other, less visible, ways.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet and Oracle are not building AI infrastructure because they anticipate demand will materialize.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

“For sure,” Mapper said, narrowing his eyes at the drawing as if a master attack plan would materialize if he just squinted it into existence.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

“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

“If something materializes in five years, I’ll be surprised,” he said.

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

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

As we drove down to Orikum, a beach town south of Vlore, Aulon spoke at length about the other times they’ve been promised benefits from luxury tourist resorts that never materialized.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

Molchanova eventually moved to New York and started following Epstein’s advice, hoping she’d break into design, but no FIT education materialized.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

Pride said she rewatched the original series, paying particular attention to the shift that materialized in Season 2 when Allen was brought on to overhaul it, as a starting point.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Such lines of business have not yet materialized.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

The black craters in my father’s chest often materialized on chalkboards, and I saw the sagging cavity of his mouth on the pages of my textbooks.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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

“At the moment, we think the chances of this deal materializing are probably remote,” they write.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

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

From Barron's Apr. 14, 2026

Their reply: the move “cost a few percentage points at the U.S. index level – a fair price to avoid a far costlier downside scenario materializing from worsening supply disruptions.”

From MarketWatch Apr. 14, 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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