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material

[muh-teer-ee-uhl] / məˈtɪər i əl /






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In recent years, several have faced police complaints, legal action and, in some cases, arrest over their material.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The heat shield is made of a material called Avcoat that is supposed to melt away during re-entry, keeping the Orion crew capsule protected from intense temperatures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

To test this idea, they used nonlinear optical techniques to inject charges deep inside the material.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

It’s important for families to consider the other ways children might come in contact with the material, including through bottles and toys, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

She’d probably been at the same school the whole time and never had to repeat a grade even if she understood all the material.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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