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material

[muh-teer-ee-uhl] / məˈtɪər i əl /






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The advantage of shopping online, of course, is that you can browse from an almost infinite number of items by material, color and size.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Throughout history, global dependence on seaborne trade has rendered countries vulnerable to blockades, a form of economic warfare meant to starve an enemy of material and treasure by severing its commercial lifelines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

When Dawud Burke, D4vd's father, fought against the summons in a Texas court he included material from the California case that had not been previously available to the public.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Anil Jain, global managing director at Google Cloud, said that these tools can do both simple functions like tweaking a scene’s background, or achieve more complex tasks, like creating promotional material.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

I can’t risk getting flustered by talking about the test material now.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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