Matter has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
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| 1. | The massive spider seen crawling across the sky on a glowing web is pure fiction, but the concept alludes to something called the cosmic web, which is the large-scale organization of matter and dark matter in the universe: Thin filaments of normal matter and dark matter connect clusters of galaxies, like roadways between major cities. | |
| 2. | No matter what the problem is, it's essential to get at the heart of the matter. | |
| 3. | As a matter of fact, he knows very little of the matter. | |
| 4. | Included in the printed matter category is what is called 'special mailbag printed matter'. | |
| 5. | Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. | |
| 6. | At the same age, I used to wonder about matter, thinking that different colours must have represented different kinds of matter. | |
| 7. | You matter because you are you, and you matter until the last moment of your life. | |
| 8. | Why, of course, the people don't want war. Why would some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best that he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece? Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship. [...] Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country. | |
| 9. | Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. | |
| 10. | It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong. |