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material

[muh-teer-ee-uhl] / məˈtɪər i əl /






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"Our raw material, our gold, our copper, goes to other countries... we are experiencing misery."

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

At this thickness, the metal undergoes a transition from a strained state caused by the underlying material to a more relaxed atomic arrangement.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

I cannot make the straight-faced argument that the worst “Scary Movies” were held back by their source material.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

To be considered for this section, material, with the author’s name and address, should be sent to [email protected].

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Plastic, a material that wouldn’t be widely used until the 1960s.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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