substance
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But in recent months, oil prices have continued to drive up the price of resin, the chemical substance Ambix uses in its products, helping to prompt a change in her outlook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
"You say you're sorry for the harm you've caused, but I don't believe you," he said, adding that he had "not seen any evidence of substance to indicate any real remorse".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Those findings, published in 2023, raised questions about a little studied substance that researchers detected in some samples of the sweetener.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Whatever the precise legal choreography, the substance of what happened is not in serious dispute.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
She pulled a small vial from her rucksack and poured two droplets of a clear, glittering substance onto one of its petals.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
During the public meeting, the jaded panel members admitted several times that the science supporting the compounded substances was inadequate.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
According to a new Consumer Reports investigation, there are apparently a range of dangerous substances in a range of popular packaged items.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
Compared with better-known inflammatory substances such as histamine and cytokines, epoxy-oxylipins belong to a relatively underexplored signaling system.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
The testing revealed that many homes were contaminated with unsafe levels of lead, asbestos, chromium, and other toxic substances, the county said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
The robot’s computer brain went to work and found that certain kinds of mushrooms were capable of healing the land by absorbing toxic substances.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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