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substantial

[suhb-stan-shuhl] / səbˈstæn ʃəl /




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But our successes in reducing veteran and family homelessness, and our improved knowledge about what works and for whom, should be getting us much closer to making substantial improvements, and hopefully sooner than later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Failure to meet GoPro's commitments under financing arrangements will "raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern," the auditing firm added.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 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

It remains a substantial political force, with 80 legislators in the state assembly and 28 members of parliament.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Then he succeeded in getting Úrsula to give him the rest of her buried inheritance and her substantial savings.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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