material
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“We now observe preparation gaps so severe that instructors must reteach middle-school mathematics while simultaneously teaching the material students need for sciences, engineering, economics, and other quantitatively demanding fields,” the faculty wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
It said that there had been no "disappearance" of the bull's testicles and the pink marble used for the restoration was considered the closest material to the work's original appearance.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The material is classified as a "bad metal" and contains one-dimensional chains of molybdenum atoms.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
Rowbottom’s willingness to move toward culturally uncomfortable material is central to her work, he stressed, treating so-called lowbrow or feminine cultural obsessions not as guilty pleasures, but as material worthy of literary merit.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
At Chernobyl, the nuclear reactor actually exploded, spewing material from the reactor’s core straight into the atmosphere.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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