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substance

[suhb-stuhns] / ˈsʌb stəns /




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This behavior is shared by metals, minerals, ice, and many other three-dimensional substances.

From Science Daily

Diamonds are one of the toughest substances on earth, and one of the most coveted.

From Literature

After a 2025 marked by sweeping turnover among creative directors and numerous debuts, this Fall/Winter 2026 edition was more measured, in substance as well as in style.

From Barron's

Marrero said that while the condition could not be diagnosed, he believed the patients had elevated levels of certain substances -- like herbicides or toxic metals -- in their systems, suggesting an environmental cause for the illness.

From Barron's

“I find that things don’t get so divisive when you stick to talking about the substance of an issue,” Mr. Youngkin says.

From The Wall Street Journal