- plural of material.
materials
Example Sentences
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Looking out to 2030, viability "remains extremely limited and mainly only concerns raw materials", Eve Barre, an economist who piloted the Coface study, said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
The country sells gasoline, diesel and jet fuel and is a top exporter of petrochemical feedstocks, such as ethylene, that are used for manufacturing plastics, packaging materials and other everyday goods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
LeMaire says it and Paul Mazursky’s 1986 comedy “Down and Out in Beverly Hills,” another Brooks selection, lack readily available digital restorations, making suitable screening materials harder to track down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
By exposing the previously invisible steps that occur during ultrafast transformations, scientists may move closer to designing materials whose properties can be deliberately and efficiently controlled with light.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
In Descartes’ system there is only one type of matter which, by its interactions and conglomerations, produces the vast diversity of materials that we experience.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
