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material

[muh-teer-ee-uhl] / məˈtɪər i əl /






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Last November, Trump signed into law legislation passed by Congress compelling the justice department to release all of the material from its investigations into Epstein.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Supervising banks for reputational risk also diverts “resources from more salient risks without adding material value from a safety and soundness perspective or ensuring greater compliance with the law,” they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“Working with raw wood inspired us to try designs that are different and that respond to the material itself.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Space weathering, caused by solar wind particles, micrometeorite impacts, and cosmic radiation, slowly darkens exposed material.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

It’s also the same exact material that Ama used to save me from my other high-altitude fall.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer