materialize
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"For some of us, those threats have come very close, and all of us live with the knowledge that they may again materialize," Kagan, a liberal justice, told lawmakers in the House hearing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
In May, OpenAI was reported to be exploring legal action against Apple after the expected benefits from the deal failed to materialize.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
They weren’t going to wait for promises that would probably never materialize.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
This will likely materialize through ramped-up bond issuance, swifter government fund deployment, and the rollout of an 800 billion yuan policy financing tool, equivalent to $117.75 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Aristotle argued that such traits—not material to start with—could not materialize into semen.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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“If something materializes in five years, I’ll be surprised,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Regional governments are getting involved, with Bavaria committing up to 400 million euros to Proxima if federal funding also materializes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Even if only a portion of that projected spending materializes, Arcuri said it would support his “long-held conviction that industry WFE could approach” about $300 billion by 2029.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
One can enter here and if strength materializes add to above a double bottom pivot of $436.45.
From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026
The moment its bottom touches the edge, I can already see the worst-case scenario playing in my head, but it isn’t until he lets go of the Comet that my worst fear materializes into reality.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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Has Paul materialized in some kind of composite of those memories?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Many Venezuelans have already expressed disappointment that economic improvements expected after the U.S. intervention have not materialized.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
The position never materialized, but McAfee still benefited from the change in administration.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Average gas prices have already fallen below $4 a gallon this month as oil tanker traffic increased and steps toward the strait’s reopening materialized.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
A familiar setting materialized out of the darkness.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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Support is also materializing among state-owned enterprises, with actual orders placed, MS adds in a research note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
“At the moment, we think the chances of this deal materializing are probably remote,” they write.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Airline mergers have been notoriously difficult to complete in recent years, and while it isn’t impossible, UBS analysts said the chances of a deal materializing “are probably remote.”
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
Doing so would penalize some software companies for expenses that may not end up materializing to such an extreme degree, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 21, 2026
In each location the reunion drew large crowds, in which witnesses claimed they saw two ghosts from a bygone era materializing one final time for the benefit of the present generation.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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