the matter

Idioms  

1. see what's the matter.

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Example Sentences

One issue the company is tackling: its new age-prediction system aimed at keeping minors from having adult-themed chats was at one point misclassifying minors as adults about 12% of the time, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal

In early 2021, executives noticed that a large portion of the traffic for one of OpenAI’s business customers, a text-based choose-your-own adventure game called AI Dungeon, wasn’t appropriate for work, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a series of White House meetings Wednesday and recent conversations with Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, the CEOs of Exxon Mobil XOM 1.69%increase; green up pointing triangle , Chevron CVX -0.08%decrease; red down pointing triangle and ConocoPhillips COP 1.36%increase; green up pointing triangle warned that the disruption to energy flows out of the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway would continue to create volatility in global energy markets, according to people familiar with the matter.

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A rapid-fire air-defense gun made by U.S. firm RTX is also seeing new interest, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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In recent times, some including Saudi Arabia used multimillion-dollar Patriot missiles and air-to-air missiles fired from jet fighters or helicopters to destroy drones, according to people familiar with the matter.

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