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insubstantial

[in-suhb-stan-shuhl] / ˌɪn səbˈstæn ʃəl /


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But CBS is already full of people who think they know what they’re doing, who believe they represent hallowed tradition, the so-called Tiffany network, against which the Free Press must seem a tad insubstantial.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

It’s a majority white district, with not insubstantial Asian and Latino populations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2024

He went on to call Cole's best verses insubstantial - "a light pack" - and declared he was the Prince to Drake's Michael Jackson.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024

The ads that failed were ultimately insubstantial, or otherwise objectionable.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2024

But the spectral seemed suddenly insubstantial, and no sooner did this thought occur than she melted away.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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