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as in spiritual
not composed of matter
it is only possible to study immaterial forces like gravity by observing their effects on the physical world
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as in irrelevant
not having anything to do with the matter at hand
while undoubtedly upsetting, that story is immaterial to the question of why you are late
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Recent Examples of immaterial
Development revenue remained consistent with immaterial amounts for the quarter, while total revenue decreased to $547,000 from $3,833,000 in the previous year.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Some see the paltry number of artifacts returned as an inherent insult, while others protest that the immaterial aspects of their cultural past were never lost and shouldn’t be discounted.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
To a threat actor working to break into and move through a network, the form and function of an asset is immaterial.
—Jim Hyman, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The hackers were also members of the People’s Liberation Army, but their employer was immaterial; theft was theft.
—Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2020
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Some see the paltry number of artifacts returned as an inherent insult, while others protest that the immaterial aspects of their cultural past were never lost and shouldn’t be discounted.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
To a threat actor working to break into and move through a network, the form and function of an asset is immaterial.
—Jim Hyman, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The hackers were also members of the People’s Liberation Army, but their employer was immaterial; theft was theft.
—Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2020
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And at the same time, Georgescu praises the spiritual qualities of water.Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
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For the last decade, researchers have been visiting the atoll to study sharks, which not only help maintain the balance of marine ecosystems globally but are also important spiritual symbols in Polynesian culture.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
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All the logical arguments in the world, however, are irrelevant if fans believe something is off about the product and change the channel.Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Through multiple appeals over the years, his legal team questioned Gauci’s testimony and conflict of interests, the bomb timer, and evidence not originally heard in court about a security breach at Heathrow airport which would change the bag’s origin and render Malta irrelevant.Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
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If reason teaches that God is incorporeal, this means that God has no body; God does not physically see, nor do people see God.Randy L. Friedman, The Conversation, 16 Feb. 2024
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The digital files are incorporeal.BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2021
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Carlson’s images combust with metaphysical abundance.Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Though scientific evidence for crystal healing is yet to be established, many spiritual practitioners believe in their metaphysical properties, which are thought to support emotional and spiritual transformation.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Put simply, superheated plasma was being tested as fuel, but the temperatures melted any sort of solid container, so the experiments used nonmaterial vessels formed from extremely powerful magnetic fields.Werner Herzog, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
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The author excludes them all, asserting that belief in any kind of nonmaterial, ethereal world lacks empirical support.Denis Alexander, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
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Dark matter, meanwhile, refers to the mysterious and invisible substance that seems to hold galaxies together.Victoria Corless, Space.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Essay My Mother's Disappearances Lisa Coxon Children like me, whose parents suffer from mental health issues, often become invisible ourselves.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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But David Steiner doesn’t credit his home’s survival to supernatural forces.Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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When the stepson of one of her wealthy clients is murdered, Elsbeth must match wits with a woman whose supernatural gifts usually keep her one step ahead.Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
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Ansari answers crypto question with call for campaign finance reform Ansari’s candidacy was boosted by a massive expenditure from advocates of cryptocurrency, the digital currencies that exist on nonphysical, decentralized ledger systems.Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
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One of Ansari’s top financial backers was a group advocating for cryptocurrency, the digital currencies that exist on nonphysical, decentralized ledger systems.Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Immaterial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immaterial. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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