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materially

[muh-teer-ee-uh-lee] / məˈtɪər i ə li /


ADVERB
to a considerable degree
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The indictment alleges the organisation had been duping its supporters by obtaining "money via donations through materially false representations and omissions about what the donated funds would be used for".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The deal, which is subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals, should be materially earnings accretive from the second year of the acquisition, NLB said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

It’s “a higher quality asset materially under-earning with self-help and/or acquisition by a strategic acquirer as potential catalysts,” write Wolfe analysts.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

In that case, the crisis raises inflation across developing Asia and dampens gross domestic product growth in energy-importing economies this year, but doesn’t materially undermine the region’s resilience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

At the end of my talk, I heard “Yes! We support the Afro- American . . . morally, physically, materially if necessary!”

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey