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materially

[muh-teer-ee-uh-lee] / məˈtɪər i ə li /


ADVERB
to a considerable degree
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Sharon Zollner, chief economist at ANZ, said a weaker New Zealand dollar and higher oil prices since September have materially changed the interest-rate outlook.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

"City will need to identify a material error of law, principle or fact, or serious procedural unfairness, which materially affected the Commission's decision," Severn said.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

“I do not think that raising rates is going to materially slow the data-center demand,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

"We are seeing early signs of this in areas such as space, defence, semiconductors, and deep-tech innovation, but most remain too small to materially influence capital allocation decisions over much of this decade."

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

“You are materially changed since we talked on this subject before.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen


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