materials
Britishplural noun
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Fun fact: In keeping with the source material’s ancient Greek nature, the movie’s composer, Ludwig Göransson, used a lyre for the score.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Where he was fixated on his material’s enduring properties and its resistance to manipulation, she is focused on the ethereal nature of things—even things as permanent as steel.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
In some cases, scientists can even create entirely new quantum properties by carefully changing a material's structure.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
"The material's unique ability to 'choose' between different low energy states produced observational data very similar to a quantum spin liquid state," said Dai, corresponding author on this study.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
Hence the age of material from an archaeological site can be calculated from the material’s carbon 14/carbon 12 ratio.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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