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materially

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


ADVERB
to a considerable degree
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But he added: “Even so, a broad-index cycle turning down from a projected high, arriving alongside Friday’s Growth unwind and a still-stretched tape, adds materially to the weight of evidence for a choppy-to-lower summer.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

AeroDynamic Advisory managing director and aerospace consultant Richard Aboulafia doesn’t expect materially different findings.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Planning for both spouses materially changes the funding need.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Export controls don’t seem to be materially harming Nvidia.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

To his chagrin, Willey quickly recognized that the natural “knolls” were, in truth, human-made "temple-type platform mounds," evidence of a more materially advanced culture than he had imagined possible for the era.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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