Definition of materialize | Bee Dictionary of English

Dozens, then hundreds of protestors materialize on an Athens street.
Add to the mix the fact that much of the promised funding failed to materialize and many early critics insisted that No Child Left Behind was nothing more than a cynical plan to .
But that birthday gift did not materialize.

N. Korea resumes nuclear saber-rattling
PYONGYANG, North Korea, June 15 (UPI) -- North Korea resumed nuclear saber-rattling after proposed ministerial-level peace negotiations with South Korea failed to materialize, diplomats said.
June 15, 2013 - UPI
Houston Forecast: Hot, humid Father's Day weekend
HOUSTON – Expect to wake up to plenty of sunshine as Father’s Day weekend gets underway Saturday morning, KHOU 11 News Meteorologist Brooks Garner said. There is a 20 percent chance of rain on Saturday with the possibility of some thunderstorms developing in the afternoon. However, the storms may never materialize, so don’t cancel your holiday plans. Saturday’s temps will peak at 96 degrees, but ...
June 14, 2013 - KHOU 11 Houston
How big cable uses its muscles to prevent online competition
Apple's long-rumored Apple TV has yet to materialize - and one reason for the delay may be that cable companies have been engaging in anti-competitive behavior.
June 12, 2013 - GigaOM

Michael Bloomberg in CNN
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said, "These actions are like those that the NYPD takes every day -- precautions against potential but unconfirmed threats that may never materialize."
Jean-Claude Trichet in Bloomberg
By acting in a firm and timely manner, we will ensure that risks to price stability over the medium term do not materialize,Trichet said.
Hillary Rodham Clinton in The Herald
When the consequences of an attack with weapons of mass destruction are potentially so devastating, we cannot afford to stand idly by as grave dangers materialize. ...... The place of pre-emption in our national security strategy remains the... President Bush http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFh0u2JMmcpgHHAEOKNoPb27FyIcg Dallas Morning News http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/nation/stories/031706dnnatbush.2e03cf4f.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGOqHPrDyyGQD87KxSOoQOIcO7pLQ Mar 16, 2006 61890 82569 materially Instead, Mrs Clinton, her outrage real or simulated, said: People embrace faith not because they are materially poor but because they are spiritually rich. People don't need a president who looks down on them. They need a president who stands up...