substantial
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The government has recently announced substantial investments of public money in energy software company Kraken, self-driving firm Wayve and a UK tech focused investment fund Playground Global.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Then they leave substantial inheritances when recipients are in their 50s or 60s, decades after that money actually would have made the biggest impact.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Representatives for the hotel declined to disclose how much it cost to build the spa, describing it only as a substantial investment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Lilly also revealed that its next-generation obesity drug retatrutide showed meaningful improvements in knee osteoarthritis pain and sleep apnea as well as substantial weight loss, in Phase 3 trials.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Illustrations of the Geology of Sussex, published in 1827, sold only fifty copies and left him £300 out of pocket–an uncomfortably substantial sum for the times.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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