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material

[muh-teer-ee-uhl] / məˈtɪər i əl /






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Among the material released by the DOJ was a photograph that appears to show Gates near an aircraft with Epstein's pilot present.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

North Korea currently has an estimated 60 nuclear warheads, plus enough fissile material to make at least 90 more, according to a new estimate by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 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

He genuinely liked the material, and he liked the way we were ascending, building our audience and growing creatively and commercially.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Held together by a long metal frame, the control rods are long, thin poles made of a material, often containing cadmium, that absorbs neutrons.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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