as in cases
something that actually exists
preferred a single materiality to a slew of hypotheticals
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Noun
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If a fetus becomes infected, toxoplasmosis can lead to a range of health problems, including premature birth, low birth weight, jaundice or other liver problems, abnormal blood counts, rashes, eye disease, developmental delays, seizures, brain calcification, and in extreme cases, stillbirth.—
Dr. Megan Yanny,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026 -
In some cases, surgery is required to remove an adrenal tumor, or radiation therapy is needed to shrink a growing pituitary tumor.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Any institution that fails to understand Tijuana, Baja California, border commerce, bilingual labor markets, immigration realities, environmental interdependence and cross-border health issues is not worthy of the site.—
Christos Korgan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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The positive impacts of your escape from daily realities are doubled.—
Alessandra Signorelli,
Vogue,
29 May 2026
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And to hope that—beyond the science, the facts and calculations—some small fraction of that sense of awe and wonder also made it into the book.—
Alexandra Oliva
June 1,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Rather, the facts ground the fiction, the fiction enlivens the facts, and both work together to suggest that the pursuit of resurrecting the past and the pursuit of telling a good story can, in some cases, be one and the same.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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“Materialities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materialities. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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