- plural of material.
materials
Example Sentences
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In 2025, researchers from TU Wien and Rice University reported that electrical current moves through these materials with unusually low electrical noise.
From Science Daily • Jul. 8, 2026
The U.S. submarine campaign against Japan offers another comparison: It strangled Tokyo’s economy and war effort by destroying the shipping that carried fuel, food and raw materials.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026
These materials change the way they interact with light when exposed to a magnetic field, making it possible to alter their thermal behavior.
From Science Daily • Jul. 7, 2026
Find insight on gold futures, urea prices, Antofagasta and more in the latest Market Talks covering basic materials.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026
Anatomists describe the nature of materials, structures, and body parts: they describe how things are.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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