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material

[muh-teer-ee-uhl] / məˈtɪər i əl /






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That's where many residents are still dealing with the fallout from the discovery that their homes were built with a potentially dangerous building material.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

It is not clear how the unapproved material made it into the tainted copies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Users seeking to make bets in some markets linked to material nonpublic information will be required to submit an online form disclosing where they work, Kalshi said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The company’s financials, which were restated because of “certain material accounting errors identified by management” in April, show it lost $3.6 million in 2025 on $67.6 million in revenue.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

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

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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