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Pakistan reported significant progress but mediators said the talks produced no substantive breakthrough and failed to persuade Tehran to restart negotiations with Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

However, substantive talks are yet to begin, according to others.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Asking tough, substantive questions to those in power is the job of every journalist, and Dana did hers incredibly well today.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026

Politburo sessions rarely produce detailed policy guidance, but observers had hoped for substantive clues about Beijing’s economic plans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

We did not discuss substantive issues, so much as history and South African culture.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

In process of; in the act of; into; to; Ð used with verbal substantives in Ðing which begin with a consonant.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster

Verbs and substantives are combined as predicate and object.

From Torrent of Portyngale by Unknown

In conjunction also with other substantives, it has served as a powerful degree of comparison and denotes a superlative expression of contempt.

From A Cursory History of Swearing by Julian Sharman

Yet we find, even in works of celebrity, whole pages of these general or these particular descriptive sketches, which leave nothing behind but noun substantives propped up by random epithets.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Isaac Disraeli

In fact, there is a very large group of noun substantives which mark, for an Elementary teacher, at least, the seasons of the year.

From Life's Minor Collisions by Frances Lester Warner