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[muh-teer-ee-uhl] / məˈtɪər i əl /






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Nurse bees eat this material and process its nutrients into glandular secretions, including royal jelly, which are then fed to developing larvae.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

In the case of Bessette’s wedding attire, one of Mance’s assistants found a swatch of fabric from her Narciso Rodriguez silk slip gown, which they were able to remake using the exact material.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

The brighter streaks that hug the crater's rim were fresh material excavated from deeper underground.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

The commissioner called for media regulator Ofcom to take its responsibilities "seriously" and crack down on companies allowing inappropriate material to be on their sites.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

What still shocked him, however, was that the market had been so slow to assimilate material information.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Texas Instruments teamed up with math educators and textbook publishers to create an ecosystem for teacher training programs and instruction materials that would seamlessly standardize TI across American classrooms.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

Find insight on gold futures, BHP, Zijin Gold International and more in the latest Market Talks covering basic materials.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

According to news media materials, in the sixth installment of the romantasy phenomenon, “what was broken will be remade.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Shephard said the site was "used for greenhousing" and had sat for "45 years doing nothing" due to buried greenhouse materials beneath the field.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

We watched him scribble notes into his lab book and organize the materials, and within five minutes, we had a hot magnet, a cold magnet, and a magnet at room temperature.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller




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