substance
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Some officials had hoped to hear more substance, the report noted.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
At Fed meetings, Warsh hasn’t given the committee a detailed account of how he reads the economy; some had hoped to hear more substance and fewer catchphrases by now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Bonta’s beef was that the substance of the nascent negotiations appeared in newspaper articles despite both sides agreeing to hold confidential talks, Bonta said, adding that crossed the line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Rescue officers attended the beach earlier and located a number of lumps of the substance along the beach.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
He’d tested it tirelessly back at the Chrysopoesium, and it had dissolved every substance he’d touched it to, even diamond.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Underwater dredging risks releasing heavy metals and toxic substances trapped deep in the seabed, which could enter the marine food chain and jeopardise commercial fish stocks, she told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Among the known contaminants dumped at the site is 93,100 tonnes of acid sludge from Burmah Castrol and barrels of unknown substances suspected to be from Monsanto, the report said.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Several biological mechanisms could help explain why these substances are associated with stroke.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
There are supplement-testing programmes which batch test products before they are sold to make sure they do not contain any Wada-prohibited substances.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
We make complicated floral patterns with a compass, we glue odd substances to cardboard backings: feathers, sequins, pieces of macaroni garishly dyed, lengths of drinking straw.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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