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materials

/ məˈtɪərɪəlz /

plural noun

  1. the equipment necessary for a particular activity

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Silicone-based materials came into play for his face, soldiers, chest, back and right arm, since the material is clear and can be dyed to match the pigment of the creature’s skin.

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Counterfeit football kits are not a new issue, but some experts have raised concerns that the sub-standard materials used in their manufacture could even be harmful.

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Police said after preliminary investigations they suspected many of those materials did not meet fire safety standards.

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The control group measure—which strips out autos, building materials, gasoline, and restaurant spending and feeds into gross domestic product growth calculations—declined by 0.1% month over month.

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In 1901 it started to use the LC classification system for organizing materials by subject, and by 1950, it had created the National Union Catalog, shaping how research libraries store their holdings.

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