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Chiefs in executive meeting expect really great earnings to materialise (6)

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emerge

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(Other definitions for emerge that I've seen before include "Come forth or appear" , "Come into greater prominence" , "(Of facts) become known" , "Develop" , "Materialize" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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