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material

[muh-teer-ee-uhl] / məˈtɪər i əl /






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If the remaining members were indeed engaged in material negotiations for a sale at the time of your departure and failed to disclose such information, it could strengthen a potential claim.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Iran isn’t currently enriching uranium and would need to recover fissile material that is buried under tons of rubble if it wanted to sprint to a bomb.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Moncrieff said forensic teams spent 14 months at the site gathering evidence and have since examined material linked to hundreds of companies and thousands of individuals, as well as evidence from the public inquiry.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Because cremation destroys much of the biological material scientists typically study, this era has long been difficult to investigate in detail.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

They were just made of synthetic material that never wrinkled.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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