substance
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Yet the summit’s stark lack of substance surprised even the closest China watchers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Some commentaries noted it was less about substance than ceremony and symbolism, but what did it commemorate or symbolize?
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
The residents, from Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, have been told they could be at elevated risk of serious health conditions from the substance, known as PFOA.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
While light on substance, Xi’s visit to Washington—his first in 11 years—is likely to be heavy on pomp.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
I don’t believe they were faithless, but sincerity failed to give them substance, and they were swept away by other, stronger currents.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
"The risk is we become fixed on chasing individual substances in an unregulated market and we lose sight of the individual circumstances that are related to that," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
They supported Selman Waksman, a Rutgers biochemist whose lab screened soil for antimicrobial substances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
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
With the advent of man the situation began to change, for man, alone of all forms of life, can create cancer-producing substances, which in medical terminology are called carcinogens.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing substance
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