substance
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Cold noodles need a dressing with enough substance to coat every curve and ridge, but enough brightness to keep the bowl from feeling stodgy after a few hours in the fridge.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Jolie’s attorney, however, told People that the latest court decisions do not alter the substance of the lawsuit or strengthen Pitt’s claims.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
The summary is supposed to be fair and neutral regarding the measure’s substance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
One of the biggest is the nature of dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up about 85 percent of all matter and provides the gravitational pull that helps hold galaxies together.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
Griffith’s and Muller’s experiments had pointed to a material substance, a chemical that could move between organisms and was quite easily altered by X-rays.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
They also examined whether those effects change when sweeteners are mixed with substances commonly encountered in foods, drinks, and medicines.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
He says has seen at least five other cooks die in front of him, and believes this is because the substances they were handling seeped through gaps in their protective clothing.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The world's chemical weapons watchdog reinstated Syria on Thursday, noting a "significant change in circumstances" since the fall of Bashar al-Assad and "concrete steps" to dismantle his deadly stockpile of banned substances.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
MLB spoke with Dodgers and Rams physician Neal ElAttrache about a New York Times story that connected him with UFC fighter Conor McGregor taking banned substances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Oxygen and nutrients can cross the blood-brain barrier, but many dangerous substances like bacteria cannot.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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"Black Panther" Lingo
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