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materials

British  
/ məˈtɪərɪəlz /

plural noun

  1. the equipment necessary for a particular activity

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Solstice Advanced Materials beat Q1 earnings and sales estimates, but its shares fell in premarket trading.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

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From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Solstice Advanced Materials makes refrigerants. nVent supplies hardware.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

"Materials science is incorporating more complexity into the material design process -- whether that's for metal alloys or semiconductors -- as AI has improved and our computational tools have become more advanced," LeBeau says.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Materials found in his motel room here in Springfield indicate he acted alone.

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