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Recent Examples of matériel The goal now is to create a new family of cargo vehicles capable of carrying materiel while operating within the demands of modern warfare. David Szondy june 03, New Atlas, 3 June 2026 There are six cargo elevators for moving materiel and supplies from the cargo holds, as well as two aircraft elevators. Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Strategic airlift, with an objective of efficiently supplying a wide range of front-line commands with materiel specific to their operational needs over multiple domains and theatres globally. Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026 Germany claimed that the Lusitania was transporting war materiel. Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for matériel
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Noun
  • Cellphones – the kind used to actually talk to people rather than text and post to social media – weren’t mandatory personal equipment yet, though various personalities involved at the time had them.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • And then there are other equipment ideas that aren’t as far along, inspired by Coke’s desire to branch out into dirty soda, refreshers and coffee.
    Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The outlet, which receives about 65% of its funding through the Defense Department, has long prided itself on its editorial independence from the public affairs apparatus at the Pentagon.
    Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, the apparatus creates its cleaning plasma from the spacecraft’s own air and water vapor.
    Rahul Rao, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The comment cards and all that stuff is very challenging, and then people weaponize that in different ways.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Lynch’s massive draft whiffs feel like harmless clerical rounding errors next to his good work in handling all the off-the-field stuff that lands on his desk.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

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“Matériel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mat%C3%A9riel. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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