material

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District Judge James Boasberg said the government neither offered new evidence nor identified any material error in his March ruling, which found that the subpoenas served as part of U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The issue is pretending that the waste is material to the overall budget, when it isn’t and never has been.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

"Oil pricing and jet fuel pricing has had a material effect on cost structures, so we took the proactive step of reducing approximately 12% of our flight capacity," Bezuidenhout told BBC Radio 4 on Friday.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Any soil that does accumulate on the surface is often washed into caves, where it settles and creates pockets of suitable material.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

She scooped up the pile of material and sat down.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold