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material

[muh-teer-ee-uhl] / məˈtɪər i əl /






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Although it hasn’t yet seen any material business effects stemming from the conflict in the Middle East, the potential future effect on the second half remained uncertain, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Team America members have echoed or spread such material themselves.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

This older material appears stretched and compressed by the harsh conditions of the surrounding cluster.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Reputedly, he destroyed hundreds of his own negatives, and the celluloid was melted down -- and some of it used as raw material to make soldiers' boots during World War I.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Zeke fingered the plastic material and noticed it was slightly stained.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness




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