substance
Example Sentences
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One of the chemicals found by both the EA and the independent testing is PFOS, a substance banned in the UK due to potential carcinogenic risks, often used in firefighting foams.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
"In terms of substance, I do not think there have been major surprises."
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Greeting cards have more substance to them, and are more useful.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
What they’re mixed on, however, is whether the substance is particularly overlooked or prevalent in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
We do deny that...geneticists will see genes under the microscope....The hereditary basis does not lie in some special self-reproducing substance.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing substance
"Black Panther" Lingo
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